"This has been a battle that we've dealt with for a few years and I'm sure will continue on, and we'll continue to address the situation.
"So again, we appreciate everybody's support and all the kind words that have been said, and our prayers are obviously with the boys and for their future, and to make sure things work out where they can live a normal life down the road.
"Again, I just hope you'd be sensitive to the questioning. I appreciate the support."
Asked if he planned to continue as coach, Reid said, "Yes."
On Thursday, Garrett Reid, 24, and Britt Reid, 22, were each sentenced to up to 23 months by a Montgomery County judge for various offenses, most of them drug-related.
The judge, Steven T. O'Neill, called the brothers "drug addicts," described the Reid home in Villanova as a "drug emporium," and sternly addressed Reid and his wife, Tammy, saying, "I have some real difficulty with the structure in which these two boys live."
O'Neill also characterized the Reids as "loving parents" who had repeatedly sent their sons to drug-treatment programs.
Additional drug charges against Garrett Reid were announced yesterday after 89 pills were discovered in his jail cell, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's office. It was learned before Thursday's sentencing that Garrett Reid allegedly hid the drugs in his rectum.
After his initial statement, Andy Reid expressed his pride in the team for continuing to concentrate on tomorrow's key game against the Dallas Cowboys in his absence, saying it was a reflection of the leadership shown among the players and his coaching staff.
Afterward, several players expressed support for their coach and said the issues involving Reid's sons had not been a distraction.
