“There aren’t enough superlatives,” said Brad Childress, who became the Minnesota Vikings’ head coach in 2006 after having been Reid’s offensive coordinator in Philadelphia and worked for Reid again in Kansas City from 2013 to 2017. “He wasn’t born on third base.”

The Chiefs' boss shares traits with legends of the game in Bill Belichick, Don Shula, Bill Walsh, Mike Holmgren and John Madden.

As Reid prepares the Chiefs for their fifth Super Bowl appearance in six seasons, the 66-year-old put to rest any talk that he was ready to hang it up if Kansas City wins a third straight title. “Yes, I’ll be back,” Reid said Tuesday. Chiefs owner Clark Hunt hopes Reid has many years left on the sideline.