Posted at 12:21 p.m., Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Eagles' Reid returns Friday from leave of absence
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid will return Friday from a temporary leave of absence to be with his family while his two oldest sons face legal troubles.Reid is scheduled to return to his duties full time on Friday, in time for the NFL owners' meetings in Arizona next week. The team scheduled a news conference Friday morning.
Reid took a leave of absence last month after his two oldest sons became embroiled in legal troubles stemming from separate traffic incidents on Jan. 30.
Britt Reid, 21, faces a felony charge of carrying a firearm without a license and misdemeanor drug charges stemming from a road rage incident in which he allegedly pointed a gun at another motorist.
Garrett Reid, 23, faces charges he injured a woman in a traffic accident while under the influence of heroin.
Despite being away from the team, Reid has maintained contact with the Eagles during the start of free agency and has been available to participate in personnel decisions.
