Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid should have a bit more success following the NFL’s protocols related to wearing masks on the sideline this week.
Reid was the talk of the town following the Week 1 tilt with the Houston Texans, but it wasn’t because he coached a clinic around Bill O’Brien. Instead, folks were talking about Reid’s foggy face shield and wondering how he called plays all night long wearing that thing.
“I actually saw it but didn’t notice until after the game,” Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes said. “You see it but you’re so into the game that you’re not really focused on it. I had already said something when we had a practice in the rain, and I said he needed the windshield wipers. He laughed about it, but it actually could’ve come into play the other day.”
Reid won’t be getting windshield wipers this week, but he’ll be getting some help from a different type of technology. According to a new report from ESPN, Chiefs equipment manager Allen Wright has secured and installed a defogging product for Reid’s face shield. It’s something that is commonly used to defog hockey masks, so it should work in this situation too.
They’ll give it a go this week and see if it provides some relief for Reid. There might not be the same cold and wet conditions that are conducive to fog at SoFi Stadium in Week 2.
