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Eagles vs. Chiefs Super Bowl: 'That Was Weird!' Says Andy Reid

In his appearance on the Kelce brothers' podcast, Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said playing against the Philadelphia Eagles, his former team, in Super Bowl LVII was a strange feeling

Jonathan Alfano

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It's been over a decade since Andy Reid left the Philadelphia Eagles, but the head coach still looks back on his time with the team fondly. 

When Reid's Kansas City Chiefs met the Eagles in Super Bowl LVII this February, it all came full circle for the coach. On his recent appearance on the New Heights podcast, hosted by Travis and Jason Kelce, Reid said playing against his old team in the big game was a strange feeling.

The Chiefs head coach even said he almost cheered when Eagles' tight end Dallas Goedert caught a pass during the game.

"That was weird, that was different," Reid said. "There was one point where I was back talking with Pat [Mahomes], my back was to the field and I heard the cheer and I turn around and your tight end caught the ball. And for a minute I went 'Hey nice-.' You know, it was weird. It was just the one time and the rest of the time I was all red."

Even well after he has left the team, Reid is a huge part of the Eagles history. He holds franchise records with 224 games coached and 130 wins, more than double the next-closest coach in both stats, Greasy Neale. He also led the team to the playoffs in nine of 13 seasons and an appearance in Super Bowl XXXIX. 

Eagles fans seem to largely still like their former coach, and Reid clearly feels the same. In the same podcast, Reid commended Philadelphia fans for sticking with him through the good and the bad.

"You gain a badge of honor if you can make it through there still standing," Reid said. "They've been great. Through some tough times, they were right there with me."

Now entering his second decade in Kansas City, Reid has built the Chiefs into a perennial powerhouse. The veteran coach has led the Chiefs to the playoffs in nine of 10 seasons with three Super Bowl appearances and two wins. He is second in franchise history in wins with 117, only trailing Hank Stram's 124.

No matter how much success Reid has elsewhere, though, he'll always hold a special place in Eagles lore.

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