Reid’s Chiefs have dominated of late, winning three of the last five Super Bowls
But the 66-year-old has no interest in entertaining talk of a potential ‘dynasty’
Andy Reid has refused to entertain talk of a ‘dynasty’ in Kansas City despite leading the Chiefs to a second straight Super Bowl last season.
Reid’s team became the first to life the Vince Lombardi trophy two years on the bounce since the New England Patriots in 2005, with last month’s dramatic overtime win over the San Francisco 49ers securing them a place in the history books.
After also prevailing at Super Bowl LIV back in 2020, and making another appearance in the NFL showpiece the next year, many have suggested the Chiefs are building a dynasty similar to that of Bill Belichick’s Patriots, who won six Super Bowls from 2002-2019.
Yet with his attention already on the defense of their title next season, Reid is not getting involved in any dynasty discussions.
Chiefs head coach Andy Reid has refused to entertain talk of a ‘dynasty’ in Kansas City
Reid’s Chiefs won their third Super Bowl in five years by beating the San Francisco 49ers in Las Vegas last month
‘It’s up to you to do the dynasty thing,’ the 66-year-old told reporters over the weekend, via USA Today’s Safid Deen. ‘I’m back to training camp and the meat and potatoes kinda thing.
‘That’s where I go. I make sure the guys are back in shape. And that’s where we’ll roll…
‘Every year in the NFL is a new year. Every team is a different team. Don’t get caught up in too much of the fluff.’
Reid’s latest Super Bowl triumph was preceded and followed by speculation that it may well have been his last, with certain reports suggesting he was considering retirement.
However, the veteran coach has since rubbished any claims that he could walk away from the Chiefs, who are instead expected to hand him a three-year contract extension.
During an appearance on The Rich Eisen show earlier this month, Reid was asked if he ever had any thoughts about retiring. ‘No, not really,’ he began. ‘I joked to people about it, but it’s the truth.
Many had tipped the 66-year-old to call time on his coaching career after that victory
‘My parents retired, so I remember asking my mom and dad, “What made you retire now?” And they just said, “You’re gonna know when that time is, you’ll just know.”
‘Now, I’m 17 years old and they’re telling me this, or 18 years old, whatever I was there, and so I was big enough to understand that they were stepping out of something that they loved to do.
‘So I was just curious, and that’s what they told me. So I mentioned, when I was asked it the 60th time, that I’ll know the time. Today’s not the day, that was my answer to it.’
