As he gears up for Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday, Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid made it clear that he has no intentions of retiring anytime soon.
"My mom and dad told me this when they were working. They said, 'You'll know when it's time,' and I'm ready to go right now. Let's go," Reid said, per ESPN's Adam Teicher. "That's what they would tell me when I was young. I was an inquisitive kid and so that's the way I look [at it]. Somewhere you're going to know when it's time. Today's not the day."
Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt also said he has no reason to believe that retirement is on the horizon for Reid.
"I don't have a sense for what he's thinking,'' Hunt said. "I do know he's really engaged and enjoying it and I have no sense that he's going to be ready to retire in the near future. But in terms of how long it goes, I don't know. Certainly I hope it's a long time in the future, but we'll just have to see as we go."
Hunt was also asked if the team has started making preparations for the eventuality that Reid calls it a career and he responded, "I felt it's too early to start worrying about that at this point. ... It would definitely be premature."
Reid is undoubtedly one of the greatest NFL coaches of all time, and he hasn't shown any signs of slowing down.
He led the Chiefs to their fourth Super Bowl appearance in the last five years, and they are on the verge of becoming the first team since the 2003-04 New England Patriots to repeat as Super Bowl champions if they can get past the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.
Despite all the success he has already achieved in Kansas City, Reid's motivation remains as high as ever.
"I love being part of the organization," Reid said. "It's a great organization. And then we've won some games, but we've got to keep going. We've got to keep after this thing."
