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Chiefs fire Edwards as coach; Shanahan in?

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Herm Edwards, head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs during the worst two-year span in team history, was fired yesterday. Edwards goes out with a three-year regular-season record of 15-33 and with one year remaining on a four-year, $12 million contract. As head coach of the New York Jets from 2001 to 2005, he had a regular-season mark of 39-41 and was 2-3 in the playoffs. ESPN.com reported that former longtime Denver Broncos coach Mike Shanahan, fired by that team after this past season, was being sought by the Chiefs as Edwards' replacement. Edwards had been waiting to learn his fate since president and general manager Carl Peterson resigned Dec. 15. When former New England Patriots vice president of player personnel Scott Pioli was introduced as Peterson's successor Jan. 13, he was noncommittal. Bob Moore, a team spokesman, said all the assistant coaches still with Kansas City are under contract.

Lions:: New head coach Jim Schwartz (Mount St. Joseph) hired Scott Linehan as offensive coordinator. The Rams fired Linehan as head coach after the team opened this season 0-4. Linehan became St. Louis' coach in 2006.

Cardinals:: Running back J.J. Arrington sat out practice for the second day in a row but said, "I'll be fine," when the team plays the Steelers in the Super Bowl on Feb. 1 in Tampa, Fla. Arrington injured his right knee in Arizona's 32-25 victory over Philadelphia in the NFC title game.

Packers:: Mike Trgovac, who turned down a contract offer this week to remain Carolina's defensive coordinator, was hired as Green Bay's defensive tackles coach.

S. Williams advances after wild day in Australia

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