KANSAS CITY, Mo. — At a superficial glance, anyway, it’s easy to perceive Chiefs coach Andy Reid as bound to ritual and habit.
That’s certainly what Brett Veach figured when he began working with Reid as a Philadelphia Eagles training camp intern in 2004, thinking then of Reid as “an old school, kind of stick to the basics” type. That included being intent on asserting command and control.
Then also serving as general manager of the Eagles, Reid insisted on full control of the operation and relished the days of multiple daily practices during camp. When Veach was working as Reid’s personal assistant, he once called a nearby friend for help late at night from the team hotel in Pittsburgh because he couldn’t find a particular Sharpie pen Reid always used for his play card.
