Garrett Reid found dead at Eagles training camp

[Homer]

So sad 

Garrett Reid found dead at Eagles training camp

Posted by Mike Florio on August 5, 2012, 9:52 AM EDT

Eagles G.M. Howie Roseman announced moments ago that Garrett Reid, the eldest son of Eagles coach Andy Reid, was found dead at training camp on Sunday morning.

"He's been strong for us, we're going to be strong for him right now," Roseman said.

Lehigh University Chief of Police Edward Shupp confirmed that Garrett Reid's body was found in his dorm room at training camp, following a 911 call placed at 7:20 a.m. ET.  Shupp added that at this point there is no evidence of foul play.  A member of the coroner's office said that an investigation is ongoing.

We extend our deepest condolences to Coach Reid, his family, the players, the coaches, and all members of the Eagles organization.

[gran2x2]

What is happening...so many pro players are dying??? Kinda scary...

[bobby]

was it his son there was trouble from before a little while back?

[Homer]

was it his son there was trouble from before a little while back?

yes, he was working with the Eagles at training camp. He had a history of trouble with drugs

[gran2x2]

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Garrett Reid's drug problems were well documented in Montgomery County where his legal problems started in early 2007.

Reid was arrested in February of 2007 for a car crash a month earlier in Plymouth Township that seriously injured the other driver.


While serving that sentence, Reid was found guilty of smuggling 89 prescription pills into the prison and was sentenced to two years in an intensive state drug rehabilitation program.Reid was high on heroin at the time of the crash and was later sentenced to 23 months behind bars in the Montgomery County jail.

The judge said he hoped the sentence would address Reid's long history of drug addiction. That program included seven months behind bars and then17 months of integration back into society.

He was sent to a halfway house in Philadelphia but later went back to prison after failing another drug test.