Andy Reid Joins the Show, ACL Recovery Timelines, A.J. Brown Fallout & Mailbag
3 and Out with John Middlekauff
iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
4.8 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 4 June 2026
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of 3 & Out, John Middlekauff is joined by Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid for an in-depth conversation on leadership, building a championship culture, managing expectations, and what it takes to stay at the top of the NFL. One of the most respected coaches in football shares insight from his Hall of Fame-caliber career and the continued success of the Chiefs.
John also dives into the reality of ACL recovery in today’s NFL, discussing how timelines have changed, what teams expect from players returning from major knee injuries, and why every recovery process is unique.
Plus, a closer look at A.J. Brown’s departure from Philadelphia. How was the situation handled by the Eagles, and what can we learn from the way one of the league’s biggest roster moves unfolded? John breaks down the business, communication, and football implications behind the move.
To wrap things up, it’s the Middlekauff Mailbag, with John answering your questions and covering a wide range of NFL topics.
From a special interview with Andy Reid to player recovery, roster management, and fan questions, it’s all covered on this episode of 3 & Out.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed human. |
| 0:05.3 | The volume. |
| 0:19.5 | What is going on, everybody, John Middilcoff, Three Now Podcasts, how are we doing? |
| 0:23.4 | Hopefully everyone is doing well. |
| 0:25.8 | Today, Andy Reid will join the show. |
| 0:29.9 | He'll actually join it right off the top. |
| 0:31.6 | So Coach Reed jumped on with it yesterday, got him for about 15 minutes. |
| 0:35.8 | We'll react to some stuff going on around the league, Micah Parsons. A.J. Brown's comments on Jalen Hertz. Jared Verst spoke today. Looks like he stole Dylan Gabriel's number. We had some contracts being signed. We'll do a couple of mailbag questions at John Middlecoff, at John Middilcoff. But that will be the game plan today. We'll have a Fugazi Friday tomorrow. And we'll just keep rocking and rolling. So you guys know the drill. If you listen on Collins feed, make sure you subscribe to Three and Out. We're on Netflix every single day. You never miss Joe. Hit the alert button. And let's just, let's just dive into the |
| 1:11.6 | big fella. Okay, very, very excited to have the head coach of the Kansas Chiefs just coming |
| 1:19.0 | off the practice field. Andy Reed, coach, how you doing? I'm doing good, John. Thanks. I appreciate |
| 1:25.2 | you. How was, how's practice been going? How's the offseason? Yeah, it's, um, it's been good. The guys have had a great attitude. They've challenged each other, the best they can do in shorts, and, um, and I just like, I like the way, uh, they're rolling. We've got a lot of young guys and they're playing their tails off. |
| 1:45.0 | So it's been good. |
| 1:46.3 | So I take it with Patrick rehabbing this knee injury, Justin running with the ones right now with the quarterback? |
| 1:53.9 | Yeah, we split it. |
| 1:55.0 | So Pat gets in and does some of the seven-on-seven work and group install work, and then Justin takes more of the team stuff. |
| 2:07.7 | When, you know, I was thinking about it today, you know, like Manning missed that entire year at the latter end of his career with the neck. |
| 2:14.0 | Brady had that ACL, and it was the game, ironically, against the Chiefs, |
| 2:18.1 | before you were there. So those guys had the entire season to kind of sit back. Patrick, he has |
| 2:23.5 | this ACL injury, but he plays most of the season. You know, it's kind of unique. It's not like he |
| 2:29.2 | just sat all year and watched. He was part of the season. So this offseason rehabbing, but he also got to, |
| 2:36.0 | you know, take ownership and everything that happened. I mean, it's kind of unique that more |
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