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Reid back with team day after son buried
Andy Reid (TRIBUNE MEDIA MCT)
BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Andy Reid returned to the Philadelphia Eagles a day after his 29-year-old son's funeral, saying it's "the right thing to do."
Garrett Reid, the oldest of Andy and Tammy Reid's five children, was found dead Sunday morning in his dorm room at Lehigh University, where he was assisting the team's strength and conditioning coach during training camp.
Andy Reid was back on the sideline for a team walk-through Wednesday and plans to coach the pre-season opener against Pittsburgh on tonight at Lincoln Financial Field.
"You feel the strength of the team," Reid said when asked why he came back so soon. "I felt it with my family the past couple of days, and I feel it with the team. I'm a football coach, that's what I do, and I know my son wouldn't want it any other way."
More than 900 people, including NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, general managers and coaches from other teams and current and former players, attended the funeral service Tuesday.
"I'm a very humble man standing before you, a very humble man," Reid said. "I'm humble because of the outpouring (of support), not only from the media, but from our football team and the fans. It was unbelievable."
Garrett Reid was a recovering drug addict who had seemingly turned his life around. But his father indicated his son may have had a relapse. An official cause of death hasn't been determined.
"It's a sad situation and it's one that my son has been battling for a number of years," Reid said. "It doesn't mean you stop loving your son."
Players welcomed their coach back and several said they are dedicating the season to Garrett Reid.
"We just want to uplift him, uplift his spirits and everything like that, and just make him feel in a comfort zone where he doesn't have to worry about too many things," wide receiver DeSean Jackson said.
-- The Associated Press
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition August 9, 2012 C11
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