His professional achievement was satisfying, but Reid was also thinking about his late son, Garrett Reid, who died of a heroin overdose in August 2012, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. He was 29.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — For Andy Reid and his family, first Super Bowl was for late son, Garrett.
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“You can’t help but think of him,” Reid told reporters after Sunday’s game. “Absolutely.”
Reid, his wife, four surviving children and spouses, and grandson gathered together at Hard Rock Stadium's confetti-covered field for a family hug, the Inquirer reported.
“It was a moment with our family where we all got to cry and really feel my brother looking down on us,” Crosby Reid told the newspaper. “Garrett’s spirit was there. It was a huge family moment seeing my Dad’s dream finally come true.”
Tammy Reid said she wore a sapphire encrusted ring Sunday her children had given her in honor of Garrett, the Inquirer reported.
“The fact that we were all here, that was amazing,” Tammy Reid told the newspaper. “Except for ‘G.’ So sad, but I know he’s watching us.”
Andy Reid’s wife Tammy said she was so happy Andy’s kids and 9 grandkids could be there to watch him win Super Bowl
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But she was thinking of son Garrett, who died at Eagles training camp in 2012. She wore a ring for Garrett to the Super Bowl
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Andy Reid said he kept his emotions in check.
“I’m all right there. I think of the good things,” the coach said. “I try to. Always the good things.”
The Reid family wanted to win the Super Bowl as a tribute to Garrett Reid, the Inquirer reported, They got their wish.
“I felt his spirit there,” Crosby Reid told the newspaper. “I knew he was there looking down and he was a part of the celebration with us.”
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