Todd Haley will take the job as the new coach of the Kansas City Chiefs. An official announcement is expected from the team later today.
Haley, the offensive coordinator for the NFC champion Arizona Cardinals, had been seen as a favorite for the job for weeks. FOXSports.com and the Kansas City Star reported Thursday evening that the Chiefs, seeking a replacement for the fired Herm Edwards, had offered Haley the job.
Haley, who turns 42 on Feb. 28, and new Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli worked together with the New York Jets between 1997 and 1999, with Pioli as director of pro personnel and Haley as an assistant coach.
Now that Kansas City has some of the important pieces in place it will for sure have to start addressing the roster as soon as possible. Two of the main keys to the Chiefs in Larry Johnson and Tony Gonzalez have expressed interest in being traded.
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