Chiefs HC Andy Reid makes 2026 plans clear ahead of season finale vs. Raiders

Reid spent his first 14 seasons as an NFL head coach with the Philadelphia Eagles, accumulating 130 regular-season wins and 10 playoff victories. He also made four NFC title games and one Super Bowl during that time.

Each of Reid's last 13 seasons as HC has resided in Kansas City. With Alex Smith at quarterback for the first five seasons and two-time NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes since then, the Chiefs have 149 regular-season wins, 18 playoff wins and three Super Bowls. Before this season, the Chiefs had 10 consecutive playoff appearances, nine straight AFC West titles and had appeared in the last seven AFC title games and the last three Super Bowls.

Reid signed a five-year, $100M extension with the Chiefs in April 2024, but the potential retirement from future Hall of Fame tight end Travis Kelce and a season-ending torn left ACL to Mahomes have fueled the retirement speculation, not to mention Kansas City's 20th-ranked offense (21.9 PPG).

This is also the first season since 2012 - the final season before Reid took over - in which the Chiefs have lost 10 games. Even more unusual, the Chiefs have a positive point differential despite the losses, making for one of the strangest 10-loss teams in league history.

Reid is third all-time on the Super Bowl wins list among head coaches, only behind Hall of Famer Chuck Noll (four) and Bill Belichick (six). With 307 wins, Reid only needs 18 to pass Hall of Famer George Halas for third-most in league history, which would only put him behind Belichick (333) and Hall of Famer Don Shula (347).

Even with the recent extension, it would not be a total shock for the legendary coach to step away. However, it sounds like he intends to return to the sideline and try to help Kansas City put a frustrating and uncharacteristic 2025 season behind it.