Kansas City fires Herman Edwards
I think everyone in the NFL knew it was coming, it was just a matter of when. The Kansas City Chiefs made it official today, firing head coach Herman Edwards after 3 seasons and a record of 15-34 during his tenure. Edwards' status has been in question since new G.M. Scott Pioli was hired on Jan. 13. Asked at his press conference about Edwards' status, Pioli took the fifth.
Edwards was 41-44 in 5 NFL seasons as head coach of the New York Jets , including 3 appearances in the playoffs. Edwards came to the Chiefs from the Jets and made the playoffs in his very 1st season, when the team was 9-7. But he was under fire after the team finished a sloppy 4-12 in 2007. "I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Hunt Family for the opportunity to spend nine seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs," said Edwards. Detroit, Oakland and St. Louis were the only teams in the NFL that had worse records during Edwards 3 years as Kansas City. Sources say that Mike Shanahan is the leading candidate for the job.
February 2nd, 2009 at 6:09 pm
I think Herm is a good coach. It is just time for him to move on from the Chiefs.