Chiefs coach Andy Reid confirms return plans despite missed playoffs, injury concerns

Andy Reid has spent astir each of his big beingness successful coaching. For much than the past quarter-century, Reid has patrolled the sideline arsenic an NFL caput coach, archetypal guiding the Philadelphia Eagles and present starring the Kansas City Chiefs.

Reid cemented his bequest successful Kansas City with 3 Super Bowl titles, but his age, Patrick Mahomes’ season-ending ACL wounded and the uncertainty swirling astir Travis Kelce’s aboriginal person fueled speculation that helium could measurement distant arsenic soon arsenic 2026.

Despite those factors — including the Chiefs missing the playoffs for the archetypal clip since 2014 — Reid confirmed his plans to instrumentality to the sideline successful 2026. "I mean, I deliberation I'm coming back, right?" Reid said successful jest during a telephone with section reporters connected Tuesday.

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Kansas City Chiefs caput manager Andy Reid reacts to a touchdown during the 2nd fractional against the Chicago Bears astatine GEHA Field astatine Arrowhead Stadium connected Aug. 22, 2024 successful Kansas City, Missouri. (Jay Biggerstaff/USA TODAY Sports)

"If they'll person maine back, I'll travel back. You ne'er cognize successful this business. That's a pugnacious one. But I program connected it, yeah."

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The 67-year-old Reid is accustomed to answering questions astir his aboriginal successful February, aft the Chiefs person played successful the Super Bowl, which they had done each of the past 3 years. But he's little acquainted with facing those questions successful the last days of December, a clip erstwhile the Chiefs person routinely been preparing for a postseason run.

Kansas City Chiefs manager Andy Reid victorious, holding up Vince Lombardi trophy aft winning crippled vs San Francisco 49ers astatine Hard Rock Stadium. Miami Gardens, Florida.  (John W. McDonough /Sports Illustrated/Getty Images)

Kansas City is 6-10 arsenic it prepares for its play finale connected Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders.

Reid, who reportedly signed a five-year, $100 cardinal hold with the Chiefs successful April 2024. 

Reid has 307 wins overall. He needs 18 to walk George Halas for 3rd connected the NFL's vocation database down Belichick and Don Shula. While Reid's instrumentality to the sideline seems likely, the continuity of the remainder of the coaching unit remains little certain. Matt Nagy, who is successful his 2nd stint arsenic the Chiefs’ violative coordinator, is successful the past twelvemonth of his contract.

Kansas City Chiefs caput manager Andy Reid speaks during a property league up of an NFL shot crippled against Los Angeles Chargers successful Sao Paulo, Brazil, connected Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025.  (Fernando Llano/AP Photo)

Shortly earlier Mahomes underwent country to code harm to his near ACL and LCL, Reid expressed assurance successful the quarterback's mindset regarding his rehab approach.

"He'll onslaught it, conscionable similar helium does everything else," Reid said of Mahomes' upcoming rehab. "There person been immoderate beauteous bully quarterbacks who person had the aforesaid injury, and they've done beauteous good aft they came back. He'll get aft it, and he's got bully radical present to rehab him. He'll beryllium close connected apical of each of that.

"As agelong arsenic the country goes well, arsenic expected, past I would expect a reasonably speedy betterment for him conscionable due to the fact that of those factors."

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Kelce faced questions astir status past season. He sparked much questions astir his NFL aboriginal aft helium became little definitive astir his 2025 playing prospects pursuing the Chiefs’ nonaccomplishment to the Eagles successful February's Super Bowl.

But a mates of weeks later, ESPN big Pat McAfee revealed Kelce sent him a connection confirming helium would instrumentality successful 2025, which said, "I'm coming backmost for sure."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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