Super Bowl: Chiefs coach Andy Reid shuts down retirement rumors as he insists ‘today is not the day’ ahead of the big game in Las Vegas, claiming he’ll ‘know when it’s time’

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid quashed rumors that he would retire after the Super Bowl during a press conference at Allegiant Stadium.

Reid is headed to his fifth Super Bowl appearance as an NFL head coach in his 25th year in the league. As a result, many have wondered if a win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday would be the 65-year-old’s swan song.

But when Reid broached the subject of retirement ahead of this week’s big game, he alluded to some advice his parents gave him at a young age.

“My mom and dad told me this when they were at work,” Reid replied. “They said, ‘You’ll know when it’s time,’ and I’m ready to go now. Let’s go.

‘That’s what they told me when I was young. I was a curious child and that’s how I look at it. Somehow you will know when it is time. Today is not the day.’

Reid and the Chiefs are headed to their fourth Super Bowl appearance in the last five years

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Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt also claimed there is no indication the coach is preparing to retire after the Super Bowl.

“I have no idea what he’s thinking,” Hunt said. “I know he is very involved and enjoys it, and I have no idea he will retire in the near future. But I don’t know how long it will take. I certainly hope it will last a long time, but we’ll just have to wait and see.’

When asked if the Chiefs’ front office is prepared in the event of Reid’s retirement, Hunt emphasized that it’s too early to say, even with the season finale just days away.

“I felt like it’s too early to worry about that at this point,” Hunt said. “It would definitely be premature.”

Reid’s comments come after NBC’s Mike Florio said on the Zach Gelby show that the Chiefs have Reid’s potential departure “on their radar.”

There was also a report last month that Bill Belichick will take over as Chiefs manager if Reid decides to end his coaching career.

Meanwhile, ESPN’s Sean McDonough admitted “where there’s smoke, there’s fire” and admitted he wouldn’t be surprised if Reid retired.

He told The Greg Hill Show on 93.7 WEEI Boston, “There was some talk about it (the rumors), not much.

The Chiefs are coming off wins against the Dolphins, Bills and Ravens in the postseason

Reid’s first head coaching job in the NFL came with the Philadelphia Eagles from 1999 to 2012

Reid led the Chiefs to the title in 2020 and 2023 against the 49ers and Eagles, respectively

‘It certainly didn’t seem threatening, but where there’s smoke, there’s fire. I trust Adam Schefter.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if Andy thinks about it; I mean, he’s definitely at the end of his career.

“I’m quite a believer in winning at the top, so if he were to win and he thinks about it, I wonder if it might force him to retire early and go out with a Super Bowl championship.

“Whether Bill ends up there or not, wow, that would be a big deal. I guess that wouldn’t happen, but Schefty is connected, that’s for sure. So who knows.’

Reid’s coaching career dates back to 1982, when he served as a graduate assistant at his alma mater BYU. He then followed up with a series of offensive coaching gigs in the NCAA with San Francisco State, Northern Arizona, UTEP and Missouri.

Reid entered the NFL in 1992 when he was hired by the Green Bay Packers to take charge of their offensive line and tight ends. Five years later, Green Bay would promote him as quarterbacks coach and assistant head coach. Reid’s first taste of a title came when the Packers won Super Bowl XXXI in 1997.

A win on Sunday would make Kansas City the first repeat Super Bowl winner in two decades

After landing his first head coaching job with the Philadelphia Eagles, a job he held from 1999 to 2012, Reid found himself in Kansas City.

Under his leadership, the Chiefs are now appearing in their fourth Super Bowl in the past five seasons. They’ve won two of those games, including last year’s Super Bowl LVII against the Eagles.

Reid won his first title with Kansas City in 2020 against the 49ers. They will meet San Francisco again on Sunday in the battle for the Lombardi Trophy. A win in Las Vegas would make the Chiefs the first repeat Super Bowl champions since the New England Patriots in 2003 and 2004.

“I love being part of the organization,” Reid said. ‘It’s a great organization. And then we won some games, but we have to keep going. We have to keep following this thing.”