"Andy Reid will be back for a 14th season as head coach of the Eagles, owner Jeff Lurie said Tuesday in his first public comments in five months.

Lurie, meeting the media for the first time since training camp in August, said Reid will return as head coach in 2012 despite the team's hugely disappointing 8-8 season and a third consecutive season without a playoff win.

Reid's tenure has been marked by consistent regular-season success -- since Reid took over for Ray Rhodes in 1999, only the Colts have reached the playoffs more often -- without a championship to show for it."