Andy Reid Andy Reid ( born March 19 , 1958 ) is a professional American football coach who is currently the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League ( NFL ) . Reid was previously the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles , a post he held from 1999 to 2012 . From 2001 to 2012 , he was also the Eagles ' executive vice president of football operations , effectively making him the team ' s general manager . He led the Eagles to five NFC championship games , including four consecutive appearances from 2001 - 2004 , and to Super Bowl XXXIX in 2004 . On December 30 , 2012 , Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie fired Reid . On January 4 , 2013 , Reid reached an agreement to become the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs . Early life . Born in Los Angeles , California , Reid attended John Marshall High School and worked as a vendor at Dodger Stadium as a teenager . He also played youth sports in Los Angeles , and among his coaches was Pete Arbogast , who is the radio announcer for the USC football team , and formerly the radio play - by - play man for the Cincinnati Bengals . In 1971 ( at age 13 ) Reid appeared live on " Monday Night Football " during the Punt , Pass , and Kick competition . Reid played offensive guard and defensive end at Brigham Young University for head coach LaVell Edwards . College coach . After graduating from BYU in 1981 he spent one year as a graduate assistant on the school ' s football coaching staff . He spent the next nine years as an offensive line coach with four different colleges , including in 1986 with Northern Arizona University when he coached Frank Pollack , who went on to play for six seasons with the San Francisco 49ers . NFL coach . He was hired as an assistant coach by the Green Bay Packers in 1992 , the same year quarterback Brett Favre became a member of that team . Reid was named the Packers ' quarterbacks coach in 1997 , the season after the Packers won Super Bowl XXXI . Philadelphia Eagles . The quality of Reid ' s work with the Packers attracted considerable notice throughout the league , leading to his being hired as the head coach of the Eagles on January 11 , 1999 . At the time , many in the local media in Philadelphia criticized the hiring , citing the availability of other candidates who had past records of success as head coaches . It was noted that Reid had never been an offensive coordinator or defensive coordinator . In 2001 , Reid was named executive vice president of football operations of the Eagles , effectively making him the team ' s general manager . Although the Eagles have had someone with the title of general manager since 2005 ( Tom Heckert from 2005 to 2010 , and Howie Roseman since 2010 ) , Reid had the final say on football matters . Early years . The Eagles in 1998 , then under coach Ray Rhodes , finished in a three - way tie for the NFL ' s worst record at 3 - 13 . The Eagles hired Andy Reid as their head coach in 1999 . They improved two games in 1999 to finish at 5 - 11 ( including the team ' s first road victory in 19 games , a 20 - 16 win in Chicago on October 17 . In 2000 the Eagles reached the playoffs after posting an 11 - 5 regular - season record . Winning their first playoff game since the 1995 season with a win over Tampa Bay in Philadelphia on New Year ' s Eve . In 2001 , Reid ' s Eagles won the first of four consecutive National Football Conference ' s Eastern Division titles , the longest such streak in franchise history , and advanced to the conference championship game in , , and , losing this game on the first three occasions . The 2003 team qualified for postseason play after opening the season with two losses , both at home , and was also the first NFL team ever to reach the conference title round of the playoffs after having been shut out at home on opening day . The 2004 team was the second NFC East squad to defeat all of its division rivals ( New York Giants , Dallas Cowboys , and Washington Redskins ) twice during the same regular season ( Dallas Cowboys did it in 1998 ) . The Eagles made it to Super Bowl XXXIX but fell to the New England Patriots 24 - 21 in the final minutes . 2005 - 2006 . The 2005 season was difficult for Reid , as he was unprepared to deal with wide receiver Terrell Owens ' flamboyant persona , which led Reid to permanently deactivate him midway through the season . A couple of weeks later quarterback Donovan McNabb suffered a season - ending injury , leaving the Eagles without the services of two of their star players . The Eagles lost eight of their last ten games and finished 6 - 10 . The Eagles enjoyed a rollercoaster campaign under Reid in 2006 . The season appeared to be lost by October with another season - ending injury to McNabb , turning a 4 - 1 start into a mid - season breakdown which left the team 5 - 5 . After an embarrassing 45 - 21 defeat at the hands of the Indianapolis Colts , the Eagles were on the verge of elimination from the playoffs . Reid coached backup quarterback , Jeff Garcia , and the 5 - 6 Eagles , to victories over a slew of NFC rivals including the Carolina Panthers , Washington Redskins , and New York Giants . The Eagles , at 10 - 6 , won the NFC East division title , as well as an NFC Wild Card game against the New York Giants . Their wild ride ended at the hands of an opportune Saints team in the NFC Divisional Round . 2007 - 2011 . In the 2008 season Reid led the Eagles to a 5th NFC Championship game , where they lost to the Arizona Cardinals 32 - 25 . He also coached the NFC to a 30 - 24 win in the 2009 Pro Bowl . In the 2009 season Reid failed to win a first round post - season game for the first time in his career , with his 11 - 5 Eagles being eliminated by the 1st place Dallas Cowboys 34 - 14 in the wild - card round . Over the off season the Eagles traded starting quarterback , Donovan McNabb , to the Redskins . After week 2 of the 2010 season , Reid named Michael Vick the starting quarterback of the Eagles . Reid was named the Earle " Greasy " Neale Award winner for the third time in 2010 . 2012 . Immediately at the end of the 2012 NFL season , on December 31 , 2012 , Jeffrey Lurie announced Reid ' s firing . Reid was the longest - tenured head coach in the NFL prior to his release . Reid provided encouragement to his successor as Eagles head coach , Chip Kelly . During his 14 - year tenure , Reid has compiled the best win total ( 120 ) , winning percentage ( . 609 ) and playoff victory total ( 10 ) in team history . He captured six division titles and five trips to the NFC Championship game . During this period , no other franchise earned more divisional playoff round appearances ( 7 ) and only Bill Belichick ' s New England Patriots exceeded Philadelphia ' s ( 5 ) conference championship game appearances with ( 6 ) . Reid also sent 19 players to 44 Pro Bowl appearances , the highest total for any team in the NFL during that period . None of these players had ever appeared in a Pro Bowl before Reid was hired . Since 1990 , only seven of the 73 first - time head coaches remained with their original team for eight or more years : Reid ( 1999 - 2012 ) , Tennessee ’ s Jeff Fisher ( 1994 – 2010 ) , Brian Billick ( 1999 - 2007 with Baltimore ) , Bill Cowher ( 1992 - 2006 with Pittsburgh ) , Dennis Green ( 1992 - 2001 with Minnesota ) , Tom Coughlin ( 1995 - 02 with Jacksonville ) , and Jack Del Rio ( 2003 - 2011 with Jacksonville ) . Kansas City Chiefs . On January 4 , 2013 , Reid reached a 5 - year contract agreement to become the head coach of the Chiefs . . On the same day , the Chiefs fired general manager Scott Pioli . Originally , Reid ' s contract made him the final authority in football matters . However , a week later the Chiefs hired John Dorsey , who had previously worked with Reid as an assistant in Green Bay , as general manager . Reid and Chiefs owner Clark Hunt announced that Dorsey will have the final say in personnel matters . On the same day , Hunt announced that Reid will report directly to him ; in the past Chiefs coaches reported to the general manager . Coaching tree . NFL head coaches under whom Andy Reid has served : Assistant coaches under Andy Reid who have become NFL head coaches : Personal . Reid is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints . Reid met his wife Tammy in a physical education class at BYU . They had five children : sons Garrett , Britt , and Spencer , and daughters Crosby and Drew Ann . His oldest son , Garrett , was found dead August 5 , 2012 , in his room at training camp at Lehigh University from an accidental heroin overdose . Reid contributed to the 2008 and 2012 presidential campaign s of Mitt Romney , a fellow Mormon .