Next time you read that Eagles fans are an abrasive, callous bunch, or that Andy Reid is a dry, emotionless coach, remember August 9, 2012. Four days after Reid lost his oldest son Garrett, 29, to an eight-year battle with drug addiction, Eagles fans put their softer side on display...
Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid returned to the team on Wednesday, no less than 24 hours after burying his oldest son Garrett, who passed away Sunday morning.
Former players, fellow coaches and NFL Commisioner Roger Goodell were part of the more than 900 mourners who paid their respect to the Reid family at a 90-minute funeral service held in Broomall, PA yesterday morning...
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Browns President Mike Holmgren and Patriots coach Bill Belichick were among more than 900 people who packed the church for the funeral service of Garrett Reid, son of Eagles coach Andy Reid.
Garrett Reid was a “happy-go-lucky” guy who conquered drug addiction, loved being in the weight room and enjoyed making players laugh.
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Garrett Reid found dead
Todd Ranck opened up his show with some sad, somber news about the untimely passing of the eldest son of Andy Reid, Garrett. We played some clips of players, Eag
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For years -- since 2009, so carry the... -- the prevailing assumption was that Andy Reid's willingness to take chances on guys with spotted pasts had something to do with those of his children.
(Garrett and Britt Reid served 23- and 22-month prison sentences for incidents that happened the same day in 2007...
-- Every Thursday for two years, Andy Reid would drive an hour -- sometimes longer -- to visit one of his sons in prison.
-- When it's OK to run "off-the-record" quotes.
-- Lehigh University chief of police says there's "no indication of suicide or foul play" and that "attempts made to revive (Andy Reid's 29-year-old son, Garrett) were unsuccessful...
Garrett Reid, the 29-year-old son of Eagles head coach Andy Reid was found dead in his dorm room Sunday morning. Reid was with his father and the Eagles at Lehigh University for Training Camp. Details are still coming in, however, those who know Andy, Garrett and the rest of Reid family are reacting to the tragic news.