Andy Reid signals return in 2026 as Chiefs navigate Patrick Mahomes' injury, Travis Kelce's future: report

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 — it appears Reid wants to support coaching successful 2026, the NFL Network reported Saturday.

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Kansas City Chiefs caput manager Andy Reid speaks during a quality league earlier a crippled against the Los Angeles Chargers successful Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 4, 2025.  (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

"People who cognize Reid good accidental helium has fixed nary indications he'll locomotion distant astatine property 67. For the archetypal clip successful years, he'll yet person a afloat offseason to recharge. As 1 idiosyncratic adjacent to him said, "Coach Reid ain't going retired similar this," the outlet reported.

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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 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, Mo. (Jay Biggerstaff/USA Today Sports)

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."

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.

Kansas City Chiefs caput manager Andy Reid, left, instructs choky extremity Travis Kelce (87) and backmost Patrick Mahomes (15) against the Oakland Raiders during the 4th fourth astatine Oakland Coliseum Sept. 15, 2019, successful Oakland, Calif. (Kyle Terada/USA Today Sports)

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."

Kelce, 36, has appeared successful each 14 games truthful acold this season, compiling 797 receiving yards connected 67 catches. The receptions lucifer Kelce's vocation debased from 2014, his archetypal afloat play successful the NFL. But helium inactive has 3 much games to summation his totals.

Kelce was drafted successful 2013, but a preseason genu wounded sidelined him for astir his full rookie play speech from constricted enactment connected peculiar teams. The 2023 play broke Kelce's streak of 7 consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons.

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Reid and the Chiefs sojourn Nashville Sunday for a Week 16 matchup with the Tennessee Titans.

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