*Merged* Cold Pizza saying Andy Reid to take a leave of absence

[JaiRiid]

just in... through mid-March...

 

[WV Cowboy]

Tough situation with his sons, I'll bet that has everything to do with this.

My prayers are with him and his family, ... what a tough time.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Tough situation with his sons, I'll bet that has everything to do with this.

Agreed.

Best wishes to him and his family.

And as I said before...better to find out the problem now and deal with it instead of finding himself like Tony Dungy who probably did not know the extent of his sons troubles until it was too late to do anything about it.

 

[Jarv]

Good luck with your kids Andy, good job of putting family ahead of football.

 

[rgcowboys]

It is on espn news. I Don't know for how long.

 

[DCBoysfan]

As a parent I can feel for him......I hope everything works out for his family.

 

[Hoov]

what happened, i think his son was in a car accident, thats all i know (and i live in philly, how lame is that) - i just dont like watching the news on tv - i get really agitated by the fact that its mostly a soap opera story or way too much hype about a possible coming snow storm later in the week, and the only thing papers are good for is sudoku.

 

[Yeagermeister]

Good luck with your kids Andy, good job of putting family ahead of football.

Amen......football doesn't matter right now for the Reid family

 

[StanleySpadowski]

what happened, i think his son was in a car accident, thats all i know (and i live in philly, how lame is that) - i just dont like watching the news on tv - i get really agitated by the fact that its mostly a soap opera story or way too much hype about a possible coming snow storm later in the week, and the only thing papers are good for is sudoku.

The son in the accident has a heroin problem and his other son brandished a gun in a road rage incident.

And I agree with Brain, better to know now and seek help.

 

[MS17]

Very very sad time. He's an outstanding coach, prayers and wishes to Andy and his family.

 

[Zaxor]

Good luck with your kids Andy, good job of putting family ahead of football.

I ditto that my friend

 

[1fisher]

My prayers are with the Reid family......... May God bless you!

Also, This board is showing some real class in regards to this situation and that makes me happy!

 

[Hostile]

I met Andy once in the Mid 80's. I forget where he was coaching at the time, but he stopped by the football offices where I was trying to play college ball and a TE on our team introduced me to him.

He is a great guy. I feel bad that his sons have gone down this path because he sure isn't the kind of man who would tolerate this.

I wish his family well.

 

[StanleySpadowski]

I met Andy once in the Mid 80's. I forget where he was coaching at the time, but he stopped by the football offices where I was trying to play college ball and a TE on our team introduced me to him.

He is a great guy. I feel bad that his sons have gone down this path because he sure isn't the kind of man who would tolerate this.

I wish his family well.

Unfortunately, we see things like this happen all too often. I would hate to be a head coach trying to raise children. 100 work weeks seven days a week for months on end.

The children are something of celebrities in their own right. Tons of attention from some undesirable people solely because of what their father does.

Plus it's a lot easier to find trouble with a nice car and a hundred dollars in your pocket than on foot with a nickel.

 

[Hostile]

Unfortunately, we see things like this happen all too often. I would hate to be a head coach trying to raise children. 100 work weeks seven days a week for months on end.

The children are something of celebrities in their own right. Tons of attention from some undesirable people solely because of what their father does.

Plus it's a lot easier to find trouble with a nice car and a hundred dollars in your pocket than on foot with a nickel.

Quite true. You throw in the kids have access to money that some kids wouldn't and they spend it on the wrong things.

 

[munkee]

Really sucks for him. I hope the leave of absence makes a postive difference.

 

[5Stars]

Quite true. You throw in the kids have access to money that some kids wouldn't and they spend it on the wrong things.

It's a bad thing that Andy is going through with his kids right now, but, where does the mom stand in all of this?

It's not just Andy...where was she during all of this?

 

[tunahelper]

I hope he takes the year off!

 

[Hostile]

It's a bad thing that Andy is going through with his kids right now, but, where does the mom stand in all of this?

It's not just Andy...where was she during all of this?

No clue. I know nothing at all about her. Not even a name.

 

[LittleRed212]

All the focus is going on Reid because of his status - that's probably why we don't hear much about the mom.

But I wish all of them the best.

(P.S. Would the majority of Eagles fans react like we have if the same situation happened with Dallas? Doubtful. Just shows the class we all have. )