SALT LAKE CITY — As part of a series ESPN published Thursday about NFL coaches' first jobs in football, Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid shared some advice legendary BYU coach LaVell Edwards — his college coach — gave to him before Reid left the Cougars in 1982 after a year as a graduate assistant in Provo.
"He said that when you come to the head coach with a problem, have a well-thought-out answer,'' Reid said. "You can use that in all facets of life. Have a plan. The head coach might not agree with you on it, but you're coming to him with an answer.