‘Your’re hiding under a desk’ – Andy Reid locked himself in office after enduring rough first month coaching Eagles

Andy Reid wasn’t always a three-time Super Bowl winning head coach. Before the championships, before the rings and long before Patrick Mahomes, Reid was a just first-year head coach trying to keep his head above water in Philadelphia. Reid was the head coach of the Eagles for for 14 seasons, from 1999-2012Getty And he recalled how tough it was during that first year in the City of Brotherly Love. So tough, Reid admitted he had to hide under his desk at one point. He told the story to NFL Films about Bill Parcells offering him advice if he ever needed anyone to talk to. “My first year, we weren’t very good,” Reid said. “I think we went either four or five games, just getting our tail kicked before anything positive happened. “I remember I got a phone call from Parcells, actually. “He had told me this when we played him in the preseason. “He said, ‘Listen, you are in the roughest place in the National Football League. You’re coaching in the toughest town in the NFL. The fans are passionate and the media, they want to rip your head off.’ “‘We all need somebody to talk to, understand that. You make sure you call me if things aren’t going good and they’re not going to go very good because you don’t have a very good football team.’ “I said, ‘Well, I’m gonna show you.’ Reid is the winningest head coach in Eagles history with a 130-93-1 recordGetty GettyReid has won three Super Bowls with the Kansas City Chiefs since leaving Philadelphia[/caption] “I got to that fifth game, I didn’t call anybody man. “I was like hiding under the desk and he calls me. “He goes, ‘Hey listen you S.O.B., you think you’re John Wayne, don’t you?’ “He says, ‘I told you we all need somebody to talk to. You’re hiding right now, aren’t you?’ “I said, ‘I’m absolutely hiding man. That door is closed, locked and I’m in my office and I don’t want to come out.’ “He says, ‘Hey stand tall and get going.'” Read More on Super Bowl LIX Follow LIVE build-up to Super Bowl LIX here ‘Global intention’ – NFL commissioner stuns fans with announcement new team based outside of United States ‘I’m out there with him’ – Travis Kelce told brother Jason he will quit NFL if Chiefs coach Andy Reid decides to retire ‘Stupidest thing I’ve done’ – Die-hard Eagles fan Kevin Hart was rejected by security trying to drunkenly storm Super Bowl stage Patrick Mahomes vs Tom Brady after first seven years as a starter reveals there’s only one winner in quarterback debate Who is performing the Super Bowl halftime show and who will be singing the National Anthem? How to follow Super Bowl 2025 – TV channel, live streaming and talkSPORT coverage for NFL showpiece FOLLOW – talkSPORT End Zone YouTube Channel brings you all the latest news, views and analysis OFFER – See all Super Bowl odds and bet boosts over at talkSPORT BET BUY HERE – Brewdog launches new beer to celebrate Super Bowl 2025 And boy did Reid ever. That was way back in 1999. 26 years and 301 career victories later, Reid is a three-time Super Bowl champion, going for his fourth. He isn’t hiding under any desks anymore. How To Watch the Full U.S. Coverage of Super Bowl LIX Live for 99p *If you click on a link in this boxout we will earn affiliate revenue Access the ultimate Super Bowl LIX experience with NFL Game Pass – the only place to watch the full U.S. broadcast. For just 99p, you can enjoy the game exactly as it was meant to be seen! One-Time Payment: Pay only 99p and unlock access to the ultimate Super Bowl LIX experience with NFL Game Pass. U.S. Broadcast: Watch the full U.S. coverage of Super Bowl LIX, including the pre-game show, half-time show, post-game show, and even the iconic U.S. commercials. This is your chance to enjoy the true Super Bowl experience. Don’t miss out – get access now with NFL Game Pass on DAZN for just 99p!

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‘Your’re hiding under a desk’ – Andy Reid locked himself in office after enduring rough first month coaching Eagles

Andy Reid wasn’t always a three-time Super Bowl winning head coach.

Before the championships, before the rings and long before Patrick Mahomes, Reid was a just first-year head coach trying to keep his head above water in Philadelphia.

10 Dec 2000: Head Coach Andy Reid of the Philadelphia Eagles watches the action from the sidelines during the game against the Cleveland Browns at the Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio. The Eagles defeated the Browns 35-24.Mandatory Credit: Tom Pidgeon /Allsport — Reid was the head coach of the Eagles for for 14 seasons, from 1999-2012

And he recalled how tough it was during that first year in the City of Brotherly Love.

So tough, Reid admitted he had to hide under his desk at one point.

He told the story to NFL Films about Bill Parcells offering him advice if he ever needed anyone to talk to.

“My first year, we weren’t very good,” Reid said.

“I think we went either four or five games, just getting our tail kicked before anything positive happened.

“I remember I got a phone call from Parcells, actually.

“He had told me this when we played him in the preseason.

“He said, ‘Listen, you are in the roughest place in the National Football League. You’re coaching in the toughest town in the NFL. The fans are passionate and the media, they want to rip your head off.’

“‘We all need somebody to talk to, understand that. You make sure you call me if things aren’t going good and they’re not going to go very good because you don’t have a very good football team.’

“I said, ‘Well, I’m gonna show you.’

11 Nov 2001: Andy Reid head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles runs his team in their game versus the Minnesota Vikings at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles won 48-17. DIGITAL IMAGE Mandatory Credit: Doug Pensinger/ALLSPORT — Reid is the winningest head coach in Eagles history with a 130-93-1 record

Reid has won three Super Bowls with the Kansas City Chiefs since leaving Philadelphia[/caption]

“I got to that fifth game, I didn’t call anybody man.

“I was like hiding under the desk and he calls me.

“He goes, ‘Hey listen you S.O.B., you think you’re John Wayne, don’t you?’

“He says, ‘I told you we all need somebody to talk to. You’re hiding right now, aren’t you?’

“I said, ‘I’m absolutely hiding man. That door is closed, locked and I’m in my office and I don’t want to come out.’

“He says, ‘Hey stand tall and get going.'”

How To Watch the Full U.S. Coverage of Super Bowl LIX Live for 99p

*If you click on a link in this boxout we will earn affiliate revenue

Access the ultimate Super Bowl LIX experience with NFL Game Pass – the only place to watch the full U.S. broadcast. For just 99p, you can enjoy the game exactly as it was meant to be seen!

One-Time Payment: Pay only 99p and unlock access to the ultimate Super Bowl LIX experience with NFL Game Pass.
U.S. Broadcast: Watch the full U.S. coverage of Super Bowl LIX, including the pre-game show, half-time show, post-game show, and even the iconic U.S. commercials.

This is your chance to enjoy the true Super Bowl experience. Don’t miss out – get access now with NFL Game Pass on DAZN for just 99p!