{"id":946620,"date":"2026-07-16T00:12:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T00:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/946620\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T00:12:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T00:12:26","slug":"kc-man-built-a-following-as-andy-reid-look-alike-and-hes-ready-for-chiefs-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/946620\/","title":{"rendered":"KC man built a following as Andy Reid look-alike \u2014 and he\u2019s ready for Chiefs season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) &#8211; From games at Arrowhead Stadium to the Super Bowl, one Kansas City man could pass as Andy Reid almost any day of the week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Matt Black\u2019s doppelg\u00e4nger career started by accident. Years ago, he didn\u2019t want to spend money on a Halloween costume, so he got creative.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI shaved off my beard that I had, I looked in the mirror and thought, I could pull off a coach Andy Reid,\u201d said Black. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"'Almost' Andy Reid has contributed to the Kansas City community for years.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/X7MERTS5W5A3XCGXVZWX33ZBGE.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"574\" \/>&#8216;Almost&#8217; Andy Reid has contributed to the Kansas City community for years.(KCTV5)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kctv5.com\/2026\/06\/30\/community-learn-swim-event-held-43rd-anniversary-chiefs-players-drowning-death\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.kctv5.com\/2026\/06\/30\/community-learn-swim-event-held-43rd-anniversary-chiefs-players-drowning-death\/\">Community members learn to swim event held on 43rd anniversary of Chiefs player\u2019s drowning death<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">He could\u2019ve never predicted what that single decision would turn into. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Today, Black sports Super Bowl rings and even carries a playbook with him to every game. He has over half a million TikTok followers and makes dozens of Cameo appearances every week. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">When fans ask him if he knows he looks like the Chiefs\u2019 coach, he replies with a witty remark.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI\u2019ll say, no, I usually get told I look like number 15,\u201d said Black. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Black can do much more than \u2018coach\u2019 football. He\u2019s actually a professional baritone who\u2019s performed in dozens of operas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u2018Almost\u2019 Andy has a few predictions for the upcoming season. An optimist, he thinks the Chiefs will go undefeated this season. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Black\u2019s love for the Chiefs spans more than sport. He uses his platform to boost people working hard in the community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI like to use this to promote small businesses, to help people out,\u201d said Black. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">He has a message for Kansas Citians as we brace for the return of Chiefs football.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cTreasure every single moment that you\u2019re seeing and witnessing right now here in Kansas City, because this is something special that other teams have dreams about,\u201d Black said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">ALSO READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kctv5.com\/2026\/07\/15\/federal-push-aims-reshape-how-doctors-are-trained-diet-disease-prevention\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Federal push aims to reshape how doctors are trained on diet and disease prevention<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 KCTV. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"KANSAS CITY, Mo. 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