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The long-standing rivalry between the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles may be one of the greatest in sports. The history between the two organizations is well documented, and ribbing is a part of every day life for their respective fan bases. But every now and then, we're all reminded that there are things far more important than the game of football. Unfortunately, Sunday morning was one of those times as Andy Reid's oldest son, Garrett Reid, was found dead in his room at the team's training camp complex in Lehigh.
Garrett's drug and legal troubles have dominated tabloid headlines in recent years, but his battle to overcome his past demons has somewhat flown under the radar. Seemingly sober and on track, Garrett has been with the Eagles during training camp, assisting the strength and conditioning coaches.
The Lehigh police chief, and Eagles General Manager Howie Roseman, addressed the media this morning and said that there appeared to be no suspicious activities, and that foul play is not expected at this time. Also, at the request of Andy Reid, Eagles training camp will resume.
“[Andy] has been strong for us, we’re going to be strong for him right now,” Roseman said.
Garrett was found unresponsive in his bed after a 911 was placed at 7:20 AM.
No matter how you feel about the Eagles football team, this is an incredible tragedy. Garrett was a son, a brother and a friend to many. Our deepest sympathies go out to Andy and Tammy, as well as the rest of the Reid family.
"Prayers go out to Andy Reid and his family," New York Giants DE Justin Tuck tweeted.
"Prayers go to Coach Reid on the loss of his son. No one should ever have to go through the loss of their own son or daughter," safety Tyler Sash tweeted.
"My thoughts and prayers are with you Andy Reid, no father should have to bury their son," Spencer Paysinger tweeted.
"I would like to send my condolences and deepest sympathy to Coach Andy Reid and his Family," former Giants WR Sinorice Moss tweeted.
"Thoughts and prayers go out to Andy Reid and his family," former Giants LB Dhani Jones tweeted.
"Heart breaking news out of Phillys camp… Thoughts and prayers go out to Andy Reid and the Reid family," former Giants TE Jake Ballard tweeted.
"Pray for Andy Reid and his family… I cannot imagine the difficulty in burying your child," former Giants TE George Wrighster tweeted.
"We were saddened to learn of passing of Garrett Reid this morning. Andy Reid and his family are in our thoughts and prayers," the Giants organization said in a statement.
"Thoughts & prayers for coach Reid & #Eagles family," former Giants RB Tiki Barber tweeted.
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I’ll be surprised if this was due to natural causes.
Benton , I was looking for the first post by Gman about this and my effusive comments about the sight etc but I dont see them anywhere . Did i get expunged or something
I have no idea what you’re referring to. There’s nothing being held in moderation and I didn’t delete anything.
I dont know if its my PC but right now but the articles stack as
Giants Saturday August 4 training camp and then the next article is Garrett Reid
for some reason the Beatty article doesnt show up . I know Im old and have memory lapses but I dont think this has anything to do with it
I just tried it on multiple browsers, both of my PCs and my MAC. Everything looks A-OK to me. Try clearing your cache.
Cynic that I am Gman I have to agree with you . To me sounds like Garrett was there to be kept an eye on and to be kept out of trouble . But I will refrain from any further comment for the moment . No rushes to judgement about such a sad situation
On the brighter side as far as the Giants go , its good to hear that Beattys back is healing . I think we are going to get a lot of spirited argument about the 53 man roster because there are so many people flying under the radar that many talented players will be let go and immediately snapped up by other teams . What I have always liked about the Giants over the past few years is the depth of their backups .
I was watching the last race for Phelps in the Olympics . Although other squads may have had a swimmer here or there who was as good as or even better than his US counterpart , the total depth of the US squad almost guaraneed a gold medal . This seems to me to be the Giants way also . There is very little drop off from the first string and as the year goes on and naturally injuries will occur I think the Giants are going to give every team a tough game even though many of them have their date with the Giants circled . I still pick them to win the NFC east despite the comments from Jerruh to the contrary
Very sorry for coach Reid and his family. No parent should have to lose a child.
Very unfortunate story, I hope the media doesn’t sing on this too much as it maybe more painful for the Reid family to handle.