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Chiefs’ Travis Kelce thinks Andy Reid would be a phenomenal youth coach

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) hugs Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid as Tammy Reid looks on after the Chiefs won Super Bowl LVII, defeating the the Philadelphia Eagles, 38-35, on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) hugs Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid as Tammy Reid looks on after the Chiefs won Super Bowl LVII, defeating the the Philadelphia Eagles, 38-35, on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. tljungblad@kcstar.com

Andy Reid has been coaching in the NFL for a quarter-century, so it’s hard to imagine him working at a different level of football.

But Chiefs star Travis Kelce believes Reid would make an awesome youth football coach.

Kelce shared his reasons why last month while at Tight End University in Nashville during an interview with Youth Inc.

“Big Red, he can coach at any level (in) any sport, he’s got it up here,” Kelce said as he pointed to his head. “You know what he would be good at? He’d be good at a Punt, Pass and Kick competition.”

Kelce was referencing the video of Reid at a Punt, Pass and Kick event that was shown at halftime of a “Monday Night Football” game in 1971. Here is video of that.

And here is the clip of Kelce talking about Reid and youth sports.

This story was originally published July 9, 2024 at 11:01 AM.

Pete Grathoff
The Kansas City Star
From covering the World Series to the World Cup, Pete Grathoff has done a little bit of everything since joining The Kansas City Star in 1997.
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