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Kansas City Chiefs HC Andy Reid briefly spoke on the arrest of cornerback Bashaud Breeland during a press conference on Friday. This is the first time that we’ve heard from the organization since Breeland’s arrest on Tuesday. Reid said that he’s spoken with Breeland since the incident and he sort of laid forth what the Chiefs’ plan to do moving forward.
“Yeah, I have [spoken with Breeland],” Reid said. “I’ve talked to him. Right now, it’s a little bit of what Brett (Veach) mentioned yesterday. Just that, we’ll let it play out with law enforcement side of things and evaluate it from there.”
The team won’t be rushing to judgment, they’re going to let law enforcement do their job and make a decision. They’ll let that decision inform their next actions in regards to Breeland.
Reid also noted that he has seen the video of the incident, taken by an observer, which was released by TMZ Sports today. You can see that video at the top of the page. The video shows an officer drawing his firearm on Breeland as he attempts to get into his vehicle.
“What we do with this, Herbie (Teope), is we’re just going to let the law enforcement part of it take its course,” Reid said. “Let’s see what exactly went on with the situation. I know there is video out there. I’ve seen the video, I’ve talked to (Bashaud Breeland). Let’s find out what the base of this thing was and what caused everything to take place. I’m curious to see that part, as we all are I think. Then we’ll evaluate it from there. We’ve always done this. We’ve always let law enforcement kind of take it and we go from there.”
In the event that any decisions are made that would lead to Breeland’s suspension or release, Reid also mentioned that Brett Veach has, “done a nice job of loading up” at the cornerback position. He believes that the team is in a good position to handle any losses at that position from a disciplinary standpoint, injury or otherwise.