The connections between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII go a lot deeper than Andy Reid teaching the 2 franchises. Reid established a constructive tradition in Philadelphia, having 9 successful seasons in his 14 years on the job whereas racking up six NFC East division titles, 5 convention championship recreation appearances, and a Super Bowl XXXIX look within the 2004 season.
Reid achieved essentially the most victories in Eagles historical past with 130, holding a .583 successful share. The 10 victories within the postseason are additionally essentially the most playoff wins in franchise historical past. Reid modified the tradition of the Eagles franchise, paving the best way for a way the group constructed a entrance workplace, employed a head coach, and establishing a roster with emphasis between the trenches.
Reid has been even higher in Kansas City, successful 117 video games in his 10 seasons with the franchise with an astonishing .722 win share. The Chiefs have 10 successful seasons underneath Reid (by no means had a shedding season) with seven AFC West titles (all consecutive), 9 playoff appearances, 5 convention championship appearances (all consecutive), three AFC championships, and successful Super Bowl LIV within the 2019 season.
No head coach has made an impression on two separate franchises like Reid with the Eagles and Chiefs, which has considerably been felt in Kansas City. Reid has 12 assistants on his teaching employees who both performed for him or was an assistant coach underneath him in Philadelphia.
The successful presence with the Eagles has traveled to the Midwest throughout Reid’s time with the Chiefs.
Here are all of the Reid assistants in Kansas City who’ve a reference to the top coach in Philadelphia (together with Reid).
Note: Chiefs normal supervisor Brent Veach served as an assistant to Reid and was a scout within the Eagles group from 2007 to 2012 earlier than becoming a member of the membership and rising up the entrance workplace ranks. Chiefs president Mark Donovan was the Senior Vice President of Business Operations for the Eagles from 2003 to 2008 earlier than becoming a member of Kansas City in his present function in 2009.
Andy Reid (head coach)
Reid was employed by the Eagles in 1999 to be their head coach and has essentially the most wins (130) and playoff wins (10) in franchise historical past. He’s one among three coaches to educate 100-plus video games for the franchise and trails solely Greasy Neale for the very best win share in franchise historical past for coaches who’ve coached a minimum of 50 video games.
After being let go by the Eagles in 2012, Reid was employed by the Chiefs days later and is arguably the best head coach in franchise historical past. Reid has 117 victories with the Chiefs, trailing solely Hank Stram (122) for many in franchise historical past. His 11 playoff wins in Kansas City are essentially the most in franchise historical past and his .722 win share is the very best in franchise historical past.
In 24 seasons, Reid has a regular-season file of 247-138-1 (.641) and a postseason file of 21-16 (.568) with 4 convention championships and a Super Bowl championship in 2019. Reid is fifth in NFL historical past in teaching wins (247) and second all time in playoff victories (21).
Eleven of Reid’s assistants have turn out to be head coaches, with two (John Harbaugh and Doug Pederson) occurring to win a Super Bowl.
Eric Bieniemy (offensive coordinator)
Bieniemy was a working again with the Eagles in Reid’s first season as head coach in 1999. He spent the ultimate 12 months of his nine-year profession in Philadelphia, reuniting with Reid in 2013 because the working backs coach with the Chiefs in 2013 on Reid’s preliminary Kansas City employees. Bieniemy was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2013 and has remained there for 5 seasons.
Steve Spagnuolo (defensive coordinator)
Spagnoulo earned his first skilled head teaching job underneath Reid (intern for Washington in 1983), shifting his method up the ranks as a protege for defensive coordinator Jim Johnson. Spagnoulo was a prime assistant for years with the Eagles (defensive assistant, defensive backs coach, and linebackers coach) earlier than turning into the New York Giants defensive coordinator — and the architect of the protection that shut down the unbeaten New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII.
Spagnuolo reunited with Reid in 2019, taking on as defensive coordinator. He gained a Super Bowl in his first 12 months with the Chiefs.
Dave Toub (assistant HC, ST coordinator)
Toub was a former draft choose of the Eagles in 1985, however Reid introduced him again to Philadelphia as an assistant particular groups coach in 2001. He was with the Eagles for 3 years earlier than turning into the particular groups coach for the Chicago Bears from 2004 to 2011, incomes the popularity of creating Devin Hester into arguably the perfect returner in NFL historical past.
Toub reunited with Reid on his preliminary employees in 2013 as particular groups coach and is approaching a decade within the place. He added the title of assistant head coach in 2018.
Greg Lewis (RB coach)
Lewis was a large receiver underneath Reid from 2003 to 2008, as the previous undrafted free agent caught a landing go in Super Bowl XXXIX. Lewis was the Eagles vast receivers coach for one 12 months earlier than he was fired and reunited with Reid for a similar posiiton in 2017. Lewis was moved to working backs coach in 2021 and has held the place the previous two years.
Matt Nagy (senior assistant, QB coach)
Nagy acquired his teaching begin underneath Reid with the Eagles as a coaches assistant in 2010, later being promoted to offensive high quality management coach in 2011. After an Arena Football League profession, he served as a coaches intern in 2008 and 2009 underneath Reid in Philadelphia.
Nagy went with Reid to Kansas City as quarterbacks coach in 2013 and was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2017. He then was employed by the Chicago Bears to be their head coach in 2018 (34-31 in 4 seasons) earlier than returning to Kansas City in 2022 because the quarterbacks coach and senior offensive assistant.
Joe Bleymaier (WR coach)
Bleymaier began his teaching profession with Reid as a soccer operations intern with the Eagles from 2007 to 2009. He joined the Chiefs employees in 2016 as an offensive high quality management coach earlier than being promoted to go recreation analyst/assistant quarterbacks coach in 2018. He spent the final two seasons because the Chiefs vast receivers coach.
Rick Burkholder (VP of sports activities drugs and efficiency)
Burkholder has been with Reid since Reid began as a head coach, serving as the top athletic coach of the Eagles from 1999 to 2012 earlier than coming over with Reid to the Chiefs in 2013. He’s generally known as one of many prime athletic trainers within the NFL, incomes his promotion in 2018.
Tom Melvin (TE coach)
Melvin has additionally been with Reid all through his head teaching profession, serving 14 seasons on the Eagles teaching employees. He was employed because the offensive assistant/high quality management coach earlier than being promoted to tight ends coach in 2002. Melvin went with Reid to the Chiefs in 2013 because the tight ends coach and has held the place ever since. He’s been essential within the developments of Brent Celek (Eagles) and Travis Kelce (Chiefs).
Corey Matthaei (assistant OL coach)
Matthaei additionally came visiting to Kansas City with Reid after spending seven seasons with Philadelphia. He began with the Eagles as a soccer operations intern for coaching camp in 2006 earlier than snatching a job as a coaches assistant in 2008. Matthaei served as an assistant to the top coach from 2010 to 2012.
Matthaei began with the Chiefs as an offensive high quality management coach in 2013 and was promoted to assistant quarterbacks coach in 2015. He’s been the assistant offensive line coach since 2018.
Ken Flajole (exterior LB coach)
Flajole and Reid crossed paths of their careers, however not with the Eagles. He was in Green Bay in 1998 as a defensive assistant/high quality management coach when Reid was the quarterbacks coach. Flajole was the Eagles linebackers coach from 2016 to 2020, by no means working as a Reid assistant till he joined the Chiefs in 2021 as an outdoor linebackers coach.
Flajole gained a Super Bowl with the Eagles in 2017 underneath Doug Pederson — one other former Reid assistant (and participant).
Barry Rubin (energy and conditioning coach)
Rubin began with the Eagles because the assistant energy and conditioning coach in 2008, working underneath Reid for 5 seasons earlier than becoming a member of him with the Chiefs in 2013. He was promoted to energy and conditioning coach in 2010 and has been Kansas City’s energy and conditioning coach since 2013.
Mike Frazier (statistical evaluation coordinator)
Frazier began with the Eagles as an intern in 2002 earlier than taking a place because the workforce’s statistical evaluation coordinator in 2003, holding the place for 10 years. He joined Reid in Kansas City, holding down the identical function for 10 seasons.
