The Super Bowl LIX loss on Sunday, February 9, was a day that the Kansas City Chiefs would never like to recall. 22-40! The score, the sacks, the interceptions, and the pass misses, all led to Andy Reid’s team crying helplessly at the moment in New Orleans. But worry not! The 66-year-old has still found a silver lining from that darkest nightmare.

On Tuesday, Andy Reid sat with the NFL reporter, Judy Battista, in the studio for an interview. During the talk, the host asked about Reid’s takeaways from that Super Bowl loss and how he is seeing it. And guess what? The HC had a calm and sorted answer to this question.

He expressed his disappointment by saying, “Yeah, it was a bad day to have a bad day for sure.” However, along with it, Andy Reid also noted some great motivational points for his team. He quipped, “So, there are a bunch of things we can learn from it. Without going publicly with it, I think it’s important that you write them down and then step away. Get away and relax here a little, when you’re thinking a little clearer.” They definitely need some clarity there.

Reflecting further on his learnings, he said, “It’s so emotional and it’s so final that you can forget about the other 19 games before that or 18 or whatever it was before that. So you’ve got to take it all in and you’ve got to take the whole year in and then come up with what you need to work on for the offseason.” So, Andy Reid believes the best approach is to step back, clear your mind, and then evaluate everything with a fresh perspective.

No doubt, the emotions after such a big loss can be overwhelming. However, Reid is suggesting his team to evaluate things with a fresh mind. The HC also emphasized, “As a coach, obviously start with yourself, and then as players you’ve got to do the same thing.” His mindset for the upcoming season is crystal clear.

In fact, Andy Reid has also heard his team taking responsibility, admitting they could have done things better in the press conferences or interviews. Hence, the 66YO believes that accountability is the key to growth. It’s because “good change can happen and positive things can happen” when everyone owns their mistakes. And, he is happy to know that his team is already doing that. Players like Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce have already accepted their fault for not playing as per the expectations. However, they promised to make a comeback in the next season.

Now comeback is possible only when the player is not retiring. For Kelce, the reports seem a bit doubtful. But worry not! Andy Reid is also here to have his back.

Andy Reid shared a valuable message to Travis Kelce!

Besides acknowledging the accountability, in the same interview, Andy Reid also gave a message to Travis Kelce. We all know that Kelce’s retirement rumors have been swirling up in the air. After the drastic Super Bowl LIX loss, many expected that the TE might hang up his cleats this offseason. The reason was obviously his performance for 2 years, where he missed the 1000-yard milestone back-to-back. Although in the 2023 season, he could have done it, the injuries held him back. But in the 2024 season, he was pretty far from the destination.

In addition, his misses in the Super Bowl also led many to think: Is he done with his career? Well, before making any decision, coach Andy Reid has a message for Travis Kelce—“That’s (Retirement decision) up to Travis. At this point, get out of town and relax. For right now, that’s what he’s doing…. That’s my motto for these guys. They played a lot of games for a consistent amount of seasons here. So you get to the end and you’ve exhausted yourself mentally and physically. … step back and take care of that, then we’ll talk.” His advice is apt for Kelce and the Chiefs.

According to the reports, the tight end is currently on a Europe vacation, somewhere tropical, with his girlfriend, Taylor Swift. Probably, after coming back, he will deal with his retirement rumors. Until then, the reports suggest that Kelce might be playing one more time with Andy Reid’s Chiefs, as he has one more year under contract.