Britt Reid (American football)
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| Born: | April 28, 1985 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
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| High school: | Harriton (Rosemont, Pennsylvania) |
| College: | Temple |
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Britt Reid (born April 28, 1985) is a former American football coach and convicted felon. He most recently served as an outside linebackers coach for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL).[1] His coaching career began when he worked for his father Andy Reid as a Practice Squad Coach Intern in 2009 with the Philadelphia Eagles and continued as he worked in multiple defensive coaching positions for his father with the Kansas City Chiefs from 2013 to 2020. Reid won Super Bowl LIV as the Chiefs' linebackers and outside linebackers coach.
Following the 2020 season, his contract expired and he was not offered a new contract due to legal issues that occurred towards the end of the season.
Early years
Reid is the son of Andy Reid.[2] For four years, he played football at Harriton High School, in the suburbs of Philadelphia, serving as the team captain for three seasons. Reid played in the East-West All-Star Game as a senior. He attended college at Temple University and received a bachelor's degree in communications.[1]
Coaching career
In 2008, Reid was an assistant offensive line coach at St. Joseph's Preparatory School in Philadelphia. In 2009, he was a training camp coordinator intern for the Philadelphia Eagles, under his father, Andy Reid. Prior to his graduation, Reid served as a student assistant for the Temple football program for two seasons assisting the offense. Reid also spent two years (2011–12) working at the Steve Addazio football camp.[3] Following his graduation, he joined his father on the Kansas City Chiefs coaching staff in 2013 as the Defensive Quality Control Coach. This was followed by Assistant Defensive Line Coach in 2015, the Defensive Line Coach from 2016 to 2018, and the Linebackers/outside linebackers Coach, which he held until 2020.
Legal troubles
In 2007, Britt was sentenced to 8 to 23 months in jail alongside his brother Garrett for running what a Norristown, Pennsylvania, judge then called a "drug emporium" out of the Reid residence.[4]
The same year, in 2007, Reid was involved in a road rage incident in which he allegedly pointed a gun at another man's face. A lawsuit was eventually settled out of court for an undisclosed sum in 2014.[5]
Reid crashed into two parked cars on February 4, 2021, injuring two young children near the Chiefs' training complex, just a few days before Super Bowl LV. Reid admitted to officers he had consumed two to three drinks earlier in the evening and was on Adderall, a prescription medication used to treat attention deficit disorder. Two hours after the crash, according to a probable cause statement, Reid had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.113, above the legal limit of 0.08.[6] Reid, as well as a five-year-old passenger of another vehicle, were both hospitalized. The five-year-old passenger was in critical condition and spent ten days in a coma.[7] On April 2, 2021, roughly two months after the accident, the five-year-old girl was released from the hospital, still unable to walk or talk and being fed through a feeding tube.[8][9] The incident led the Chiefs to not renew Reid's contract, which expired at the end of the 2020 season.[10] On April 12, he was charged with a DWI, which is a class D felony in Missouri, which carries a maximum sentence of seven years in prison.[11][9] On November 19, 2021, the Kansas City Chiefs announced that they would pay for all of the medical expenses for the five-year-old, giving her medical care and providing her and her family long-term financial stability.[12] He pleaded guilty to the charges on September 12, 2022, as part of a plea deal. The plea deal resulted in his sentence ranging from probation to four years in prison.[13] He was sentenced to 3 years in prison on November 1, 2022.[14]
On March 1, 2024, the governor of Missouri Mike Parson commuted Reid’s sentence, and Reid will serve the remainder of his term under house arrest until October 31, 2025.[15]
References
- ^ a b "Official Website of the Kansas City Chiefs | Chiefs.com". Kansas City Chiefs. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- ^ Gregorian, Vahe (February 1, 2020). "Artist, healer, football genius. Chiefs' Andy Reid can paint Super Bowl masterpiece". The Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on October 3, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ^ McManus, Tim (January 11, 2013). "Andy Reid's Son, Britt, Named To KC Coaching Staff". Philadelphia Magazine. Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ^ "Reid brothers receive jail terms; judge cites 'family in crisis'". ESPN. November 1, 2007. Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ Hessler, Jr., Carl (September 18, 2014). "Britt Reid settles road-rage lawsuit". Daily Local News. Archived from the original on February 6, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ Negley, Cassandra; Bushnell, Henry. "Britt Reid charged with DWI in car crash that critically injured 5-year-old girl". Yahoo Sports. Yahoo. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- ^ Teicher, Adam (February 6, 2021). "Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid involved in multicar crash with life-threatening injuries". ESPN. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ Gaydos, Ryan. "Charges against ex-Chiefs coach Britt Reid not 'fair or harsh enough,' cousin of crash victim says". foxnews.com. Fox. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- ^ a b Lutz, Tom (April 12, 2021). "Former Chiefs coach Reid charged over crash that left girl with severe brain injuries". Guardian News & Media Limited. The Guardian. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ "Reports: Britt Reid no longer employed by Chiefs; NFL to investigate former assistant coach". USAToday.com.
- ^ "Former Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid charged with DWI". KSHB.com.
- ^ "Kansas City Chiefs to pay medical expenses for 5-year-old girl Ariel Young, who was injured in Britt Reid crash". cnbc.com.
- ^ "Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid pleads guilty in crash". ESPN.com. Associated Press. September 12, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ Wetzel, Dan (November 1, 2022). "Britt Reid sentenced three years in prison for DWI accident, one less than prosecution recommended". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ Young, Ryan (March 1, 2024). "Missouri Gov. commutes sentence of ex-Chiefs assistant Britt Reid after DWI severely injured young girl". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved March 1, 2024.