Exclusive:Andy Reid announce his contract extension with the chiefs, Poised to become one of the highest paid coach in NFL history

He held his first head coaching position with the Eagles in 1999, who became perennial postseason contenders under his leadership. Reid led the Eagles to nine playoff runs, six division titles, five Consistent with his reputation for a focus on football details, Reid arrived at his interview with the Eagles with a five-inch thick book he developed on how he would go about running the team if given the job.

The Eagles hired Reid on January 11, 1999; he was the second-youngest head coach in the leagueinevitable, and players gave their former coach a standing ovation during his last meeting with them.[9] During his 14-year tenure with the Eagles, Reid compiled the best win total (120), winning percentage (.609) and playoff victory total (10) in team historyReid was criticized for his clock management near the end of the game,

calling no timeouts in a late fourth-quarter drive that cut the Patriots’ 27–13 lead down to a touchdown but took the Chiefs 5 minutes and 16 seconds to score and left them with only a minute and 13 seconds to try and tie the game.