Chiefs owner makes Andy Reid comment fans will love

Chiefs owner makes Andy Reid comment fans will love originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Kansas City Chiefs have been the apex predator in the NFL ever since Patrick Mahomes became the starter.

After at least being in the AFC Championship Game every season, the Chiefs' 2025 season saw them drop off with a 6-11 record and no playoff football. But there can be good in a soft reset like that. It gives coaches and players a little extra time in the offseason to go through what worked and what didn't.

For head coach Andy Reid, it gave him a chance to have a breather from being the hunted every year. Chiefs owner Clark Hunt stated that Reid seems to have a new lease on life after having the time to step back from the program this offseason. "He's reinvigorated," Hunt said via ESPN .

"Going through multiple years where we were playing in the Super Bowl, creating these really short offseasons, put a lot of stress on him, as well as the entire team, including coaching staff and scouts. He's really benefited from having some time to really step back and think about [last] season, think about what didn't go right and think about what kind of changes need to be made. "I do sense that he's excited to get started.