Andy Reid's son involved in car accident

Eugene Robinson.   They even interviewed him after the game about it.

What you said was the exact points I was trying to convey in various posts. Nothing different. You might want to read the threads instead of just scrolling next time, though I understand the temptation. 

I get what you are saying, Sydney. But think about it. One of the very reasons you backed this team was because they were a buttoned-up, all business organization. Well, that is no more my friend. Now the ugly side of the organization has been revealed,  i.e., the cost of making everything look so buttoned-up week in and week out. Check out this recent article considering the Chiefs culpability in all this:

Among the first things the Chiefs need to investigate is if Reid was drinking, where was he doing it prior to getting behind the wheel of the truck?

Due to strict NFL COVID protocols it would be newsworthy if a coach went to a bar, a restaurant or even a friend’s house to have some drinks. Any such contact could cause not only Britt Reid to miss the Super Bowl, but any other coach, player or staff member within the Chiefs’ organization who got anywhere near him.

So he probably wasn’t at a bar.

The place to start, of course, is the team facility, which sits adjacent to Arrowhead Stadium. The crash occurred near there. According to public records, Britt Reid resides at a home in Overland Park, Kansas, located about 30 miles away. I-435 is the obvious route to get there.

Presumably Reid, like any NFL coach on any game week, let alone Super Bowl game week, was putting in long hours in preparation. Like many work environments, it’s not unusual for alcohol to be in team facilities.

If Reid came straight from work, then the bigger question for the Chiefs isn’t which coaches are on the team flight Saturday, but what exactly is going on inside their facility.

It shouldn’t take too long to find out. NFL teams and their buildings are heavy on security and video monitoring. It’s also a busy place these days. The team needs to be upfront and transparent, immediately.

If the Chiefs think the timing as they depart in search of consecutive Super Bowls is inconvenient, just know the injured 4- and 5-year-old had no such choice to delay bad news. It wasn’t them who slammed into anyone. It wasn’t them who caused police to seek a search warrant for Reid’s blood-alcohol level.

This is a sad story that hopefully doesn’t become an extremely tragic story. The backdrop of the Super Bowl and a coach with a famous last name is what causes the headlines, but the core issues are societal.

The Chiefs, though, like any employer, have an obligation to know and control what is happening in their building.

And then they have an obligation to be clear about what they found, Super Bowl news cycle or not.

Keeping Britt Reid far from Tampa is just the start. Finding out, and then sharing, everything that happened Thursday and anyone else involved, is far more important right now.

Maybe you just enjoy being a contrarian, Lancer. No one is saying Reid should have given up his career but if he could not balance home life and being a father with his career then maybe he should not have had kids?! 

But if you want to take parenting out of the equation fine. I’ll do that. That still does not let Reid off the hook as the coach and leader of his organization. His assistant coaches, in this case his reprobate son, are drinking on the facility, late at night, and then getting behind the wheel instead of calling a taxi or Uber, and Reid allows or tolerates this kind of behavior?!! And do not for a second come in here and claim he didn’t know about this. That would be insulting to your own intelligence. The guy knows everything that goes on with his team: that’s what makes him a great coach, but also, and tragically, a terrible father who allowed his son to get away with this kind of behavior under his own nose. And now the Chiefs organization will have to pay for it. 

Where's the outrage / lynching parties we often see, for LESSER offenses? A-Hole !!!! ..... SCUM !!! ... Life in prison !!! ....Execute him !!!

    * VERY interesting ...................................................

Personally .... see no reason to LEAP to judgement here, being one of the few actual 'innocent until proven guilty' guys around it seems.

   >> did he have 2/3, or 15 beers ? ..... driven drunk before, doesn't mean he was here (necessarily).   But seems like, with previous DUIs .... he would be arrested immediately ?

BTW .... to you lynch mob guys..... Tyreek Hill still play for the Chiefs ? ...........

    * I'm sure you will boycott the game right ? .... unless you SUPPORT beating the mother of your unborn child of course .... If he worked at Home Depot with a 5.5 40 >...guessing he wouldn't be quite so popular.

Who is lynching anyone? This is a human tragedy all the way around. If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, you know the rest. The guy should not have been driving if he had been drinking and on meds, which he admitted to the cops!! Bad things are bound to happen when you do that. Even a moron knows that. What about that don’t you get?! The fact that you don’t speaks volumes. 

@bookieassassin

 Good to see you around Good points.

@begginerboy

 A agree with you to a degree. The effects on Andy Reid specifically could matter here.

For those(like BA) who are saying to "not over react too much" I also agree with, to a degree.

I have to think that every player and coach on Sunday will be prepared. They've battled all year to get here, and even with the distraction at hand, it's go time now.

To those who have said, "they" won't let them win now, or KC won't be allowed to win...well that's their opinion and on the side of a "fixed/scripted" narrative. To each is own.

I guess we will see on Sunday.

I wish everyone the best of luck on their wagers this Sunday.

This was exactly my thoughts when I read the incident occurred near the Chief's facility and what time it happened.  Strong chance the impairment began in the workplace so was he alone until almost 9 PM, or were the drinks being consumed during a meeting of the staff (or was it drugs being done on his own?)  Big implications for reputation and liability for the employer.

Agree with others, I don't see any responsibility for Andy Reid, this is on the adult children, but it will be a major distraction for him.  It might be a big help to the team if he distanced himself from this game; and he just may do that after this weekend by stepping down.  Losing one child to drugs, and now this may be all he needs to absorb publicly, especially if this child does not recover.  I feel for him personally, doubt he didn't make every effort, certainly after the first son's death. 

@Macallanlover

 You don’t see any responsibility for Andy? His son, his coach, his hire, possibly drinking with others, on the Chiefs facility, then getting behind the wheel? If he knew about the drinking, he is certainly responsible. And if he didn’t, he should have known. I played for a high school coach who was an alcoholic and substance abuser and you will not believe the lengths people, higher ups, went to to protect him and keep his addiction a secret. But they all knew. 

People need to get their heads out of their anus and stop worshiping on the alter of Andy. To suggest he had no idea what his son was up to is so stupid that I can’t believe I have to convince people. And if Andy knew, which he certainly did, he should have done something about it, if not as a father then at least as the coach and leader of the organization,before it got to this stage. 

They give a number for temperature and then give a number for *feels like.

The feels like is is the actual temperature. It's because they are saying something  numerology related.

Well, Reid is going and coaching. So apparently it's no big deal for him.

Lolololololol  the nfl wallows is tragic stories. Rape, abuse, beatings theft etc. 

Can't blame the  all american Ketchup Steak boy for this. What Ratings in the toilet? They are fine

Doesn't look like the lines moved,did they?

@undermysac

@undermysac

 driving drunk doesn't automatically put you in the wrong

It's definitely not ideal but there isn't much chance of it having a huge effect on the game. I'm still more worried about the backup tackles vs that D line and the Bucs being at home, if it rains leaving the covers off the field to slow down the Chief speedsters.

Mahomes isn't gonna suddenly throw bad passes because of this.

Boy is this going to work out for Bienemy.. Reid will step down next week after he wins his Second Title and EB takes over for him...NFL will be happy with another Afro-American head coach that didn't even have to interview..

This is a Tragedy and Reid will pay the price by having to resign.. AFTER Chiefs WIN

There goes my 800-1 OVER 1.5 Statue of Liberty plays 1st Half prop.

How do you know Andy Reid will step down? Provide a link? 

Same old idiot. 

BB you make a big leap in logic by assuming Andy Reid knew about his drinking. One that I refuse to make...and you set yourself up as his jury, judge, and executioner. Sometimes decent and good hearted parents produce not so nice offspring.

There is a famous quote by Teddy Roosevelt about his wild and rebellious daughter Alice. News' reporters in reaction to her being in with a 'fast crowd' and saying all kinds of controversial things confronted TR about her behavior. TR said:

"I can do one of two things. I can be president of the United States or I can control Alice Roosevelt. I cannot possibly do both."

You think this would happen under Bill Belichick? the head coach knows everything, period. Andy is culpable here without question. I just cant measure the impact it will have on the game and how the players felt about Reid's son? i know they love Andy. It's really tough. 

Surprised no one here has brought up ex pitcher Scott Erickson.

Guess its not so relevant yet very tragic. 

Im sure many here have driven under the influence, driven while texting,  God knows what.

Im sorry it happened and hope the kids make a full recovery, as well as hoping the Reid's get the help they desperately need.

Lets put it to rest and enjoy the game. Could we? Once the balls snapped tomorrow I can assure you the players will not be thinking about it either.

 That’s the hard part. Figuring out the impact on the game.