Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid spoke to reporters via Zoom recently, urging teams to hire former offensive coordinator Matt Nagy as a head coach this offseason.
"If we left it that simple, that's what I would tell you. I know everybody's going to question everything, and I get all that, that's understandable," said Reid, "But (Former Offensive Coordinator) Matt (Nagy) and I have a great relationship, and here he sits. Before the season even started here, I knew that he wanted an opportunity to have his own show. He's been a head coach, he was Coach of the Year, this guy – all the things I've said about him, I still feel about him. There's nothing different there."
Nagy had been part of Kansas City's offensive coaching staff since 2022, when he joined the Chiefs after a four-year stint as the Chicago Bears' head coach between 2018 and 2021. He had previously served as Kansas City's quarterbacks coach from 2013 until 2015, and was the Chiefs' offensive coordinator in 2016 and 2017.
"He deserves to have a head coaching job, and if not, it gives him an opportunity to go out and do his thing. I would've told you the same thing about (Offensive Coordinator Eric Bieniemy) EB when he did it. It gave him an opportunity to go out and do their thing," said Reid, "So, there was no signage of rollovers and all of that, he wanted to just keep it that way, word gets out on that and gives him an opportunity. Somebody is missing a gem here, that's how I feel, and I would love to see him get picked up and going. At the same time, we got back a gem. It has a chance to be a win-win here whenever everything is set and done."
Nagy has interviewed with multiple teams over the past few years, including this offseason with the Tennessee Titans and Baltimore Ravens.
This article originally appeared on Chiefs Wire: Chiefs HC Andy Reid weighs in on Matt Nagy's desire to be a head coach
