Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid has no plans to retire anytime soon.
As Reid gets the team ready for their fifth Super Bowl appearance in six years, the 66-year-old dismissed rumors that he might step away if the Chiefs win a third consecutive title.
“Yes, I’ll be back,” Reid said on Tuesday.
Chiefs owner Clark Hunt is hopeful Reid will remain with the team for many more years.
“I don’t have a sense that he’s remotely close to wanting to be done,” Hunt told Kansas City-area reporters. “I think he’s always said he’ll know when the time is right and I’m sure he’ll share with me before he shares with everyone else — at least, I hope so. I don’t sense he’s anywhere close to being done.”
Reid is on track to become one of the most successful coaches in NFL history. If he wins this Sunday, he will join Bill Belichick (six Super Bowl titles) and Chuck Noll (four) as the third coach with four Super Bowl victories.
Reid is also fourth on the all-time list with 301 wins in the regular season and playoffs, and he could break Don Shula’s record of 347 wins. However, Reid said that personal achievements are not his main motivation.
“That’s not part of it,” he said. “I just enjoy teaching. I don’t get caught up much in the stats or the records. I enjoy being around the guys. I enjoy football, the game. You can’t put in the hours we do and not enjoy it. I love the game.”
