The heartbreaking story behind Andy Reid’s journey from overcoming family tragedy to Super Bowl immortality

After the Kansas City Chiefs knocked off the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas, Reid entered the next level of NFL history.

With Bill Belichick finally parting ways with the New England Patriots following a disastrous 2023 campaign, no head coach in the current game can come close to matching Reid when it comes to sideline expertise, coaching wins (258) and playoff victories (25).

Reid has even jokingly taken credit for connecting Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce with pop music superstar Taylor Swift.

The father of five is married to his wife Tammy, who has been by Reid’s side from Philadelphia to Kansas City.

But there have been hints the 65-year-old Reid could retire once this season is finished and a look at his past could partly explain why.

For all of Reid’s on-the-field success – highlighted by four Super Bowl appearances in the last five years, with superstars Patrick Mahomes at quarterback and Kelce at tight end — the former BYU graduate assistant and Division II coach has dealt with intense personal tragedies.

Reid’s son, Britt, was sentenced in 2022 to three years in prison for driving drunk, speeding and colliding with two parked cars, which left a five-year-old girl with a brain injury and left six injured.

Britt previously was a Chiefs outside linebackers coach under his father.

The incident occurred three days before Super Bowl LV, which saw Tom Brady win his first world championship without Belichick as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers dominated the Chiefs 31-9.

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Britt was driving almost 85 mph in a 65 mph zone when his truck hit cars along an entrance ramp near the Chiefs’ Arrowhead Stadium, according to the Associated Press.

My heart bleeds for everybody involved in that,” Reid said after Kansas City fell to Tampa Bay in Super Bowl LV. “My heart goes out to all those who were involved in the accident, in particular the family with the little girl who’s fighting for her life.