Chiefs’ Andy Reid back working after brief hospitalization

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs manager Andy Reid was backmost to enactment Wednesday arsenic if thing was amiss, 3 days aft helium was taken to the infirmary with an unwellness and dehydration pursuing a nonaccomplishment to the Los Angeles Chargers.

Reid was released from The University of Kansas Hospital connected Monday and wasted nary clip getting backmost to the squad installation connected Tuesday, erstwhile the squad typically goes done movie reviews and begins mentation for the upcoming week.

That allowed Reid to determination seamlessly into Wednesday, erstwhile the Chiefs person their astir important full-squad signifier of crippled week. They began putting successful the crippled program for Sunday’s travel to Philadelphia, wherever they volition effort to drawback a uncommon two-game skid against the squad wherever Reid spent the archetypal 14 seasons of his caput coaching career.

“I’m feeling large archetypal of all,” Reid said. “It’s bully to beryllium backmost and conscionable getting connected with concern arsenic accustomed here.”

The Chiefs declined to supply immoderate accusation astir Reid’s health, and helium was likewise effectual successful batting distant questions connected Wednesday. The 63-year-old manager doesn’t person a known past of important wellness issues, though he’s spoken astir successful the past astir losing value and getting into amended shape; helium was utilizing a cane implicit the summer.

“I’d astir apt conscionable skip that. I’ll conscionable permission it,” Reid said of his health. “I’m not overmuch for talking astir each that stuff. I privation it had ne'er happened. It did. I admit the doctors for taking attraction of me. They were phenomenal.”

Chiefs backmost Patrick Mahomes said helium was initially acrophobic astir his coach’s wellness successful the moments aft their 30-24 nonaccomplishment to the Chargers, erstwhile Reid had spoken to the squad and past near Arrowhead Stadium for the hospital.

But helium was kept apprised of Reid’s wellness Sunday evening, on with different squad leaders, and they successful crook passed on immoderate updates to the remainder of the team. By the clip Monday rolled around, Mahomes knew that Reid would beryllium backmost soon.

Reid needs 1 much triumph to go the archetypal manager with astatine slightest 100 with 2 franchises.

“I did (worry) successful the consciousness you’re evidently disquieted successful wide erstwhile worldly similar that happens,” Mahomes said, “but they told maine the script and what was going connected and it wasn’t a brainsick situation. It was thing they had nether control, and they handled it. Then your emotions tin benignant of settee a small bit.”

Mahomes signed a 10-year hold worthy astir a fractional cardinal dollars past year, truthful helium has a vested involvement successful making definite his manager stays healthy. Reid would beryllium into his aboriginal 70s by the clip Mahomes finished his contract.

“I cognize helium loves this sport. He loves being capable to coach,” Mahomes said. “If you’re doing thing that makes you happy, it helps you unrecorded longer. I’m definite helium loves doing what helium does, and Tammy (Reid) volition assistance him enactment healthy.”

In different news, wide receiver Josh Gordon was connected the signifier tract Wednesday for the archetypal clip since helium was reinstated by the league and signed a free-agent woody with Kansas City. The program is for the talented Gordon, whose vocation has been derailed by off-the-field issues, to walk the adjacent mates of weeks getting up to speed.

At that point, the Chiefs anticipation to adhd him to the progressive roster and springiness Mahomes different playmaker connected offense.

“We’ve got a large receiving room. This is conscionable different summation to it,” Reid said. “He’s been specified a bully player. Any clip you tin adhd a subordinate similar that — that prime — you bash it. That’s wherever we’re astatine with it. We’ll conscionable spot wherever it goes. I’m definite that it raises everyone’s awareness. They cognize he’s a bully player. It’s conscionable getting backmost successful the plaything of things.”

NOTES: CB Rashad Fenton remained successful the concussion protocol aft getting wounded against Los Angeles connected Sunday. … DE Frank Clark did immoderate enactment aft missing the Chargers crippled with a hamstring injury. … LB Willie Gay Jr. (toe) is eligible to travel disconnected the injured reserve database this week. “He’s making large progress,” Reid said. “We’ll conscionable spot with him.”