The 2024 season was one the Kansas City Chiefs would presumably like to forget.
Losing Super Bowl LIX to the Philadelphia Eagles was a heartbreaking moment unto itself, but three of the most important members of the organization had personal terrifying close calls away from the field.
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce were both robbed during home burglaries 24 hours apart back in October, and it was revealed on Wednesday that head coach Andy Reid had a close call of his own in May of last year when a bullet was fired into his office, according to the Kansas City Star.
Per the report, a bullet broke through the glass in Reid's office at the team's practice facility while he was inside and hit a wall between his office door and bathroom roughly 15 feet away from his desk.
Because of the incident, the Chiefs took extra precaution to ensure Reid's safety while inside his office.
"The most prominent active head coach in the NFL now works protected by bulletproof glass, sources said, a safety measure installed soon after," Sam McDowell of the Kansas City Star reported.
According to the Star's report, Reid was not injured in the incident, which happened around midnight on May 4, 2024, when a gunshot was fired from outside the facility.
Three shots were reportedly fired in total - one into Reid's office, one that hit the third floor, and another that struck an air-conditioning unit.
The Chiefs kept the incident under wraps for the last 15 months, and things were kept so close to the vest that many who work in the building didn't even know about the incident until the Star's report broke.
"It had previously not been widely known in the 15 months after its occurrence - even among those in the building," McDowell wrote. "For many Chiefs players and staff, The Star's report will be the first they have learned of the gunfire that hit the facility."
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