ANDY Reid’s family tragedy was revisited during a Kansas City Chiefs documentary.
Hall of Fame coach Reid, 67, was the focus of attention in episode two of The Kingdom.
Andy Reid’s son Garrett died in August 2012 of an accidental heroin overdose[/caption]
Reid was the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles at the time[/caption]
The show followed Reid’s career and his rise to becoming Chiefs coach.
He took the Kansas City job in 2013 and has won three Super Bowls.
Reid rose through the ranks before finally becoming a head coach with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1999.
He led them to a Super Bowl and was named NFL Coach of the Year in 2002.
His time with the Eagles ended after the 2012 season, when the team finished 4-12.
Reid suffered a personal tragedy on the eve of that campaign.
His son Garrett Reid performed some coaching duties for the Eagles.
And Reid was tragically found dead in his room at the team’s training base in August 2012.
He was 29 when he died from an accidental heroin overdose.
The harrowing incident was discussed in episode two of The Kingdom on ESPN.
Louis Riddick was the Eagles’ director of pro personnel at the time.
He now works for ESPN, and spoke about Garrett in the documentary.
“I had just seen Garrett the day before,” Riddick recalled.
“Garrett was one of those stories where you rooted for him because of everything he had been through with drug addiction.
“But he was such a frickin’ likable guy. He had this big personality.
The coach was the main focus of episode two of The Kingdom on ESPN[/caption]
“He was a kid who had an addiction who was trying to kick it and was trying to get his life in order and was living in a dorm room right across the hall from his father at training camp.
“Those demons got him. Simple as that.”
The Reid family released a statement after autopsy results confirmed the cause of death.
It read, “These results sadly confirmed what we had expected all along.
“We understood that Garrett’s long-standing battle with addiction was going to be difficult.
“He will, however, always have our family’s love and respect for the courage he showed in trying to overcome it.
“In the end, we take comfort in our faith and know that he’s in a better place.”
