As the week began, tropical storm Ian was forecast to become a Category 4 hurricane that would make landfall on the western coast of Florida somewhere between Tampa and the panhandle. Since the Kansas City Chiefs are scheduled to travel to Florida to play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday Night Football this weekend, this raised the possibility that the game could be rescheduled or moved to another location.
So head coach Andy Reid’s opening statement to the media during Wednesday’s press appearance was — for the first time in a while — somewhat different.