Andy Reid and Tammy Reid on the Red Carpet before the Super Bowl Championship Ring Ceremony on June 15, 2023 in Kansas City, MO.Photo:Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire/Getty
Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire/Getty
Andy Reidhas taken on two important roles: coach and dad.
The couple’s first child was born when Andy was finishing his master’s degree in Utah. Due to Andy’s coaching career, the Reids were constantly on the move — which is why each of their five kids were born in different states.
If there’s one thing that trumps Andy’s love of football, it’s family. Tammy has previously opened up about her husband’s commitment to her kids amid his busy schedule as coach.
All of Andy’s sons pursued football-focused careers, like their dad. Spencer was able to be with Andy on the sideline for some of his playoff victories.
“Just to see your husband next to your sons, it’s awesome,” Tammy continued. “All the pictures we have of them hugging after games, just to know that they’re with their dad and that they get to share this joy together. It’s emotional.”
In contrast to Andy and Tammy’s life in the spotlight, their kids keep rather low profiles and are rarely photographed together. The couple alsohas 12 grandchildren, with whom they oftenshare sweet moments togetherafter Chiefs games.
Here’s everything to know about Andy Reid’s five kids.
Garrett Reid
Andy Reid victorious with son Garrett Reid after the Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl against the Green Bay Packers.Al Tielemans /Sports Illustrated via Getty
Al Tielemans /Sports Illustrated via Getty
Garrett Reid is Andy and Tammy’s first child, born while his father was finishing his master’s degree in Utah.
In 1999, Andy became the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. According toThe New York Times, his kids had “idyllic upbringings,” having been involved in Eagle Scouts and piano lessons through age 18.
In August 2012, Garrett died following a heroin overdose, according toCBS News.At the time, he was working for the Eagles as an assistant to the strength and conditioning staff and was found in his dorm room at the team’s training site in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
“Even though he lost the battle that has been ongoing for the last eight years, we will always remember him as a fighter who had a huge, loving heart,” they said in apress statement.
After theChiefs won the Super Bowlin 2020, Tammy briefly addressed the death of her oldest child. “The fact that we were all here, that was amazing,” Tammy said of the game, referencing her other four children. “Except for ‘G.’ So sad, but I know he’s watching us.”
Britt Reid
Andy Reid and his son Britt Reid celebrate a Philadelphia Eagles win in December 2006.Drew Hallowell/Getty
Drew Hallowell/Getty
Britt Reid is Andy and Tammy’s second child, born in San Francisco “when Reid was out selling hot dogs to make ends meet.” Similar to his older brother Garrett, he was an Eagle Scout and took piano lessons through age 18 in a suburb of Philadelphia.
As Britt grew older, he also began to show interest in a football career, and worked in several assistant coaching positions.
“His father hired him to the Kansas City staff after he coached a season at a high school, interned under his father with the Eagles and served as a student assistant at Temple,” per theNYT.
By 2007, according to theNYT,Britt and Garrett were “deeply involved in drugs.” They were arrested on various felony charges, including drunken driving and drug possession for Britt.
Ahead of the Chiefs Super Bowl championship against the San Francisco 49ers in 2019, Britt acknowledged his past behavior and the good fortune that came his way as the son of Andy.
“I just needed to grow up,” he said, per theNYT. “Some people make dumber decisions than others when young, and you’ve just got to learn from them. I believe there are positives to everything in life, but, no matter how bad it is, you can take something from it. I am sure I learned that from my father, and so that’s kind of what carries me through.”
Less than one year after that Super Bowl win,Britt was named in an assault investigationinvolving a Kansas City police officer in Nov. 2020. Three months after that — and three days before the Chiefs played in their second straight Super Bowl —a crash he caused in February 2021left a little girl severely injured.
According to the police, Britt was behind the wheel of his pickup truck, driving near GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, when he struck two vehicles that had stopped along the side of the highway, injuring two children.
Britt, who was the linebackers/outside linebackers coach with the Chiefs at the time of the crash, admitted to drinking prior to getting behind the wheel,police saidat the time.The crash, which also injured Britt,left Ariel Miller, 5, in a coma for 11 days; her family’s lawyertold theNYTher injuries were life-altering. (The other child, a four-year-old, had non-life-threatening injuries.)
Tammy Reid and Andy Reid of the Kansas City Chiefs hold up the Lamar Hunt Trophy in January 2023.Kevin C. Cox/Getty
However, shestepped into the spotlightto perform the National Anthem before the Kansas City Chiefs took on the Los Angeles Chargers at Arrowhead Stadium in December 2019. Andy spoke highly of her musical talents during apress conferenceahead of the game.
“She’ll do good,” Andy said. “I get more nervous than she does; she enjoys it.”
He also joked that her musical talent didn’t come from him: “I can’t sing a lick!” he joked. “My wife, it’s all on her side.”
“Garrett’s spirit was there. It was a huge family moment seeing my dad’s dream finally come true," she told theThe Philadelphia Inquirer.
Drew Ann Reid
Andy Reid of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates with wife Tammy Reid after Super Bowl LVII against the Philadelphia Eagles in February 2023.Cooper Neill/Getty
Drew Ann is Andy and Tammy’s fourth child, born in Missouri.
In February 2020, Drew Ann joined her family in attending the Super Bowl when the Chiefs were victorious over the San Fransisco 49ers, but was not photographed. Her mom, Tammy, toldThe Philadelphia Inquirerwhat it meant for her family to be together to celebrate the win.
Spencer Reid
Andy Reid victorious on stage with wife Tammy after winning game vs San Francisco 49ers at Hard Rock Stadium.John W. McDonough/Sports Illustrated/Getty
Spencer followed in his father’s footsteps to the football field; he’s worked as a strength and conditioning coach for several teams to date.
Spencerspent a year as assistant strength and conditioning coachfor football at Brigham Young University, whereAndy and Tammy metas students before marrying in 1981.
source: people.com
