Eagles coach Andy Reid's oldest son found dead

In this July 26, 2007 file photo, Garrett Reid, son of Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid, leaves the courtroom in Norristown, Pa., after pleading guilty to drug and traffic offenses. / AP Photo/Mark Stehle

(AP) BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Garrett Reid, the oldest son of Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid, was found dead Sunday morning in his room at the club's training camp at Lehigh University. He was 29.

The police chief at Lehigh, Edward Shupp, said a 911 call was made at 7:20 a.m., and that Garrett Reid was deceased upon a policeman's arrival at the campus dormitory.

"There were no suspicious activities," Shupp said.

The Eagles practiced after gathering for a team prayer, but Andy Reid was not present. Assistants Marty Mornhinweg and Juan Castillo ran the team's walkthrough, and will oversee the Eagles until Reid returns.

The afternoon session Sunday was to go on. However, owner Jeffery Lurie canceled his annual state of the team address that was scheduled for 1 p.m.

"This news is heartbreaking for everyone in the Eagles family," Lurie said in a statement. "Our hearts go out to Andy, his wife, Tammy, and their children."

No cause of death had been determined.

"What I can tell you is this morning we were contacted by the Lehigh campus police department and (were) requested to respond for the discovery of a deceased male," said Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek. "We are conducting an investigation with the cooperation of the Lehigh campus police department and I personally pronounced Mr. Reid deceased at the scene."

Garrett and his younger brother, Britt, each had drug problems in the past.

He and Britt were arrested on drug charges after two separate traffic accidents in 2007. Garrett Reid was imprisoned off and on through 2009.

Garrett Reid had rebounded from his troubled past and was assisting the Eagles' strength coaches at camp. Many of the coaches stay in the Lehigh dorms.

"This is a tough morning for all of us in the Eagles family," Eagles general manager Howie Roseman said. "Garrett grew up with this team and this makes this news even harder for us to process."

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[Rejco100]

Another 12-Step religious AA/NA cult SUCCESS STORY; add another body to the pile of 12-step religious cult treatment program GRADUATES who are DEAD!

[andie52]

Sometimes there is nothing a parent can do when their offspring is an addict.

[Get_realuall]

Who cares?! People die all the time

[nomorelibs]

You're a D!cl< head. That's someones child.

[nohater]

this report makes me wonder are there any drug users that have a nice life? don't know of any and have not read of any in the news be they average people or famous. why in the blazes would anyone want to do drugs? it's like playing russian roulette with a loaded revolver held to your head. could it be that they are mentally ill and are just self-destructive? or does something push them over the edge so badly that they want to kill themselves slowly? who knows for sure.

[andyk1234]

It depends on the drug you're talking about. Obviously, something like this would never be headline news:

"Millions of teenagers smoked pot today, watched a movie, ate a pizza, and had an enjoyable evening"

Who would read that news article?

[alwaysright7]

Drugs kill.