Son of K.C. head coach hoping for Super family moment on Sunday

AVENTURA, Fla. — Thirteen years ago Thursday, Britt Reid was in handcuffs. The son of then-Eagles coach Andy Reid pointed a handgun at another driver following a dispute on Jan. 30, 2007.

On the same day, his brother Garrett ran a red light and hit another car. Police found syringes with heroin and testosterone in his car.

When the two brothers were sentenced to prison terms 10 months later, the judge delivered a verbal blow to the Reid family.

“This is a family in crisis,” the judge said.

On Thursday, Britt Reid sat at a table inside a hotel, now a member of his father’s staff with the Chiefs as linebackers coach. If things go right against the 49ers on Sunday, he could be celebrating with his father and sharing the Lombardi Trophy.

“I haven’t given much thought to it,” the younger Reid said when asked about what a win will mean to his family. “It will be special definitely. I think it would be special for our family, for Kansas City, for [our owners] the Hunts. There’s no one who deserves it more than the Hunt family and the city of Kansas City and obviously, the head coach.”

Reid’s brother, Garrett, died of an overdose in 2012 at Lehigh University during Eagles training camp at the age of 29. Both brothers had battled drug addiction. Britt became addicted to painkillers. Garrett was into heroin and it killed him.

After a prison stint, Britt turned his life around and now may get a Super Bowl ring. His brother is never far from his thoughts.

“I think about him all the time,” Reid said. “Doing these interviews, I’ve been asked about him. He would have loved to be here. It’s part of life. We love him. We remember him. We keep him in our thoughts and prayers but we don’t

dwell on it too much. We just move forward.”

Andy Reid knows what a hug with Britt would mean after a victory Sunday.

“That would be great,” Andy Reid said. “I’m probably too hard on him, but that comes with the territory when you’re the coach’s kid. I’m proud of him for the job he’s done.”

When that was relayed to Britt, he laughed.

“If he’s not hard on me, he can’t be hard on anybody else. I get that,” Britt Reid said. “It’s no different than when he was coaching me in baseball. I understand it. I’m good with it.”

Reid said when his father coached him in Little League at 11, he could see what makes his father so good at his job.

“He’s a great teacher is what he is, really. It doesn’t matter what it is,” Reid said. “If he doesn’t know it, he’s going to go find out. Then, he’s able to convey stuff to you and let you know why. I think that’s huge.”

The younger Reid was asked what it is like seeing his father in such a happy place now after those dark days.

“It’s awesome,” Britt said. “Hopefully, we can take that to another level [Sunday].”