![]() ![]() "As a father and a friend, we're all hurting." He's always been strong for us we're going to be strong for him right now," Eagles general manager Howie Roseman said. He's led the Eagles to nine playoff appearances, six NFC East titles, five conference championship games and one Super Bowl loss. Reid is in his 14th season in Philadelphia. Reid deceased at the scene."Īndy Reid, a father of five, took a leave of absence from the Eagles during the 2007 offseason to spend more time with his family. "We are conducting an investigation with the cooperation of the Lehigh campus police department and I personally pronounced Mr. "What I can tell you is this morning we were contacted by the Lehigh campus police department and (were) requested to respond for the discovery of a deceased male," said Northampton County coroner Zachary Lysek. The Philadelphia Phillies held a moment of silence before the game for Garrett Reid.Īuthorities had few details about Garrett Reid's death. We wanted to express our condolences to them and just wanted to let them know we're for them if they need any help from me or the Dallas Cowboys organization." He's part of our fraternity and this is really, really sad day for their family and really for everybody in the NFL. ![]() "He's been really good to me and so good to so many people in the NFL for a long, long time. "Andy is a great guy, he's an outstanding football coach, but he's a great guy," Garrett said. We will support them and the Eagles in any way we can through this difficult time."ĭallas coach Jason Garrett said Sunday that he sent Reid a text message offering his support and the Cowboys as an organization are expected to reach out to the veteran coach. Our thoughts and prayers are with Andy, Tammy and their family. Said commissioner Roger Goodell: "We are deeply saddened by the news about Garrett Reid. "My condolences go out to Coach Reid and his family," quarterback Michael Vick tweeted. Again, he is rock solid."Įxpressions of sympathy came from everywhere around the league. Losing a child is unimaginable - the pain. We've all suffered - most of us have suffered tragedy in our lives. I think what makes him a great coach is his combination of compassion, feeling and strength. "Today is one of life's tough days," Lurie said. The afternoon session Sunday went on, but Lurie canceled his annual state of the team address. Owner Jeffery Lurie said he expected Reid back this week. Assistants Marty Mornhinweg and Juan Castillo ran the team's walk-through and will oversee the Eagles until Reid returns. The Eagles practiced Sunday morning after gathering for a team prayer, but Andy Reid was not present. Police discovered weapons and drugs in Britt Reid's vehicle. His younger brother, Britt, also had problems with drug use and was arrested on the same day as Garrett in 2007 for a road-rage encounter. I don't want to be that kid who was the son of the head coach of the Eagles, who was spoiled and on drugs and OD'd and just faded into oblivion." I liked being a drug dealer."Īt his sentencing hearing, Reid told the judge: "I don't want to die doing drugs. "I liked being the rich kid in that area and having my own high-status life," Reid told a probation officer, according to court testimony in November 2007. ![]() In the midst of his legal troubles in his early 20s, Reid said he "got a thrill" out of being a drug dealer in a lower-income neighborhood just a few miles from his parents' suburban Villanova mansion. Many of the coaches and staff stay in the Lehigh dorms. Reid seemed to have rebounded from his problems in recent times and was assisting the Eagles' strength coaches at camp in an unofficial capacity, a not-uncommon sort of role for NFL coaches' sons. When he surrendered to begin serving his sentence in that case, prison guards found Reid had tried to smuggle prescription pills into jail. Police found heroin, which Reid admitted to using, and more than 200 pills in his car. The 29-year-old Reid struggled with drug abuse for years and was imprisoned for a 2007 high-speed car crash in which another driver was injured. The family announced that services will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. "There were no suspicious activities," Shupp said. A cause of death has not been determined. The police chief at Lehigh, Edward Shupp, said a 911 call was made at 7:20 a.m., and that Garrett Reid was dead when a policeman arrived at the campus dormitory. Garrett Reid, the oldest son of Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid, was found dead Sunday morning in his room at the club's training camp at Lehigh University. ![]()
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