Andy Reid faces major decision on coach who ‘did incredible things with Patrick Mahomes’ amid huge backroom changes
Mike Kafka won a playoff game with the Giants in 2022
ANDY Reid could possibly reunite with a former coach on his staff.
Mike Kafka formerly served as an assistant coach for the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Andy Reid could reunite with a former offensive coach this offseasonCredit: Reuters
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Patrick Mahomes’ former coach Mike Kafka could be fired by the GiantsCredit: Getty
Kafka served as the Chiefs’ quarterbacks coach from 2018 to 2022, helping Patrick Mahomes blossom into an MVP.
It was always expected that he would eventually become the team’s next offensive coordinator, but Eric Bieniemy stayed with the team longer than expected.
Because of that, Kafka went on to sign with the New York Giants as their offensive coordinator.
In his first season with the team they went on to the playoffs and won a playoff game for the first time in 11 seasons.
However, things have gone downhill since then for the Giants, missing out on the playoffs last season and on track to miss again.
That playoff drought could force Kafka out of his job offseason, and he could be in the hunt for a new position.
What would be a better plan than to return to the place where he established himself as a head coach?
Andy Reid loves Kafka as a coach, and has previously endorsed him for the head coaching position in Arizona.
“He is very intelligent, great human being,” Reid said.
“The quarterback will love him. He’ll challenge him to be better than he even is now.
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“But he’ll do a great job and challenge the team. The guys will respond. He played in the National Football League.
“I think he would be tremendous for the city, for the Bidwill family and for you all.”
Mahomes had similarly high praise for his former quarterbacks coach.
“Coach Kafka is a special person and a special coach,” he said.
“He kind of took me [under his wing], when he first got here he was quality control and that was my first year as a rookie.
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“I spent a lot of hours with coach Kafka where he was teaching me the playbook and teaching me how to become a quarterback in the NFL.
“That continued for a long time.”
While Kafka may want to return to the Chiefs if given the opportunity, it probably wouldn’t be as the offensive coordinator.
Matt Nagy, the current offensive coordinator for the Chiefs, has won two consecutive Super Bowls with the team.
It seems unlikely that the team would replace him unless he got a head coaching job.
