Football feud runs in this family, with no bad blood

Woodhouse, who oversees Chargers’ strength and conditioning, is the son-in-law of Chiefs’ coach Reid

- BY SAM FARMER

MIKE NOWAK Los Angeles Chargers DEVIN WOODHOUSE met his future wife, Drew Ann Reid, when they were members of the same ward of their church in Provo, Utah.

Turns out, the marquee matchup Friday night between the Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs isn’t just a season-opening showdown between two premier quarterbacks and legitimate Super Bowl hopefuls.

It’s also a family feud — minus the bad blood.

Devin Woodhouse, head strength and conditioning coach for the Chargers, is the son-in-law of Chiefs coach Andy Reid, an under-the-radar connection that further hems these AFC West rivals.

“In our first game last year, I was a little anxious playing them,” Woodhouse told The Times. “It felt weird rooting against him at times.”

Reid understands, and he loves the fact that before bringing Woodhouse with him from the University of Michigan, Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh called his Kansas City counterpart and asked him if that would be OK.

“I said, ‘Heck, yeah, I'm honored that he’s got an opportunity to work for you,’” Reid said. “I got the biggest kick out of that, that Jim would even think of that. ... What a class act.”

Woodhouse, modest and focused on his Chargers responsibilities, was initially reluctant to sit down for an interview. But Harbaugh and Reid nudged him totalk, as did his direct boss, Ben Herbert, executive director ofplayer performance.

“I don’t want to dim that light on him,” Herbert said. “I want that light brighter.”