This weekend the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles will meet in Super Bowl LVII. The assembly between the 2 head coaches — Andy Reid of the Chiefs and Nick Sirianni of the Eagles — is among the many many desirable matchups on this recreation.
Yet, for a sliver of time in 2013, there was a second the place these two males might have gone down many alternative paths, altering the course of soccer historical past.
During the 2012 NFL common season, the Chiefs struggled, ending with a 2-14 report underneath head coach Romeo Crennel. Crennel, who took over on an interim foundation the earlier season when the staff parted methods with head coach Todd Haley, was let go on the finish of the 12 months.
That similar season, the Eagles limped to their very own dropping report, ending 4-12 underneath Reid. It was simply the third dropping season for the Eagles throughout Reid’s tenure, however it could be his final in Philadelphia. Following the tip of the season, proprietor Jeffrey Lurie introduced that his contract, which had expired, wouldn’t be prolonged.
As Lurie discussed this week, Reid’s job efficiency was not the explanation why. “I think he realized that for his family, a change in venue was probably the best. He certainly is very confident in his ability to be an extremely successful coach again. I had that confidence in him too. That’s what made it so hard.”
Reid’s son Garrett handed away tragically initially of coaching camp that 12 months attributable to a drug overdose.
However, whereas one chapter of Reid’s life closed in Philadelphia, one other opened for him. In Kansas City. The Chiefs employed Reid as their head coach early in 2013, and one of many first to reward the transfer was Reid’s former boss, Lurie. “Congratulations to Clark Hunt and the Kansas City Chiefs for hiring a good man and a good coach,” Eagles proprietor Jeffrey Lurie stated Friday night time. “We wish Andy, (wife) Tammy and their entire family all the best in their new home.”
The transfer raised questions on the remainder of the Chiefs’ employees, together with a younger large receivers coach.
Nick Sirianni.
Sirianni started his NFL teaching profession underneath Haley, beginning out as an offensive high quality management coach. When the Chiefs parted methods with Haley, Sirianni remained on employees underneath Crennel, with a promotion to large receivers coach.
But with a brand new head coach on the town, Sirianni’s job standing was doubtful, and Reid didn’t waste time confirming these doubts. The new Chiefs head coach had somebody in thoughts for the job, but Reid took the time to let Sirianni know personally, one thing Sirianni talked about this week.
“He (Reid) had a guy that I really admired that he pulled me into the office and asked to meet with me and told me face to face that he had a guy, but had heard good things about me, and I appreciated that,” Sirianni stated throughout Super Bowl media week. “His honesty, his ability to get to me as soon as he possibly could so I could move on and find another job. I didn’t get a chance to pick his brain at all on anything like that but got a ton of respect for Coach Reid and who he is as a person and who he is as a coach. His record speaks for itself, but you talk to anybody, and they think even higher of him as a person.”
Reid confirmed that temporary trade as effectively throughout Super Bowl media week. “When I came here, I was told Nick Sirianni is a really special coach. Really a good football coach,” Reid stated earlier this week. “But, I had David (Culley). David was my assistant head coach and he had been with me for 14 years and so, he was coming with me. And I had to make that determination to keep Nick or not, and I knew being as good as he was and the reputation he had, I knew he was going to get something. And so, it’s worked out great for him.”
It has labored out nice for Sirianni, and actually for each coaches. After leaving Kansas City, Sirianni joined the employees with the San Diego Chargers, beginning out as an offensive high quality management coach, and dealing his means up the ranks, first as a quarterbacks coach and later because the staff’s large receivers coach. He labored underneath the staff’s offensive coordinator, Frank Reich, and when the Indianapolis Colts employed Reich as their head coach in 2018, Sirianni adopted him to Indianapolis, now as their offensive coordinator.
His subsequent cease? Philadelphia.
But Sirianni’s time in Kansas City put him on the trail to the Eagles and put him on one other path as effectively. A extra private one, which he mentioned this week. “Obviously, it was really important both ways,” Sirianni stated. “Kansas City is a great town. We really enjoyed our time there. My wife had a lot of friends there. I made some good friends there, as well, none of which I would assume are rooting for us or our family this weekend, but that’s okay.When you have something as significant as meeting your wife there in that city, that place, that time frame, that city is always going to carry a special place in my heart because of that.”
As for the person who, for a quick second, was his boss in Kansas City? He has loved some success within the years since that second as effectively. Reid received his first Super Bowl title with the Chiefs, and Kansas City has been to a few Super Bowls, and hosted five-straight AFC Championship Games, throughout his tenure.
Now they’ll meet in Super Bowl LVII.
Something that was put in movement again in January of 2013.