Filling the NFL head coach openings
(Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:55:38 PST)
Black Monday came and went eight days ago and, still, the NFL's coaching carousel is moving at a crawl.

10-Pack: Jump on the NFL coaching carousel
(Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:27:08 PST)
This week, instead of taking a look at 10 story lines regarding the games that were played over the weekend,...

Chiefs' Peterson officially steps down
(Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:05:05 PST)
Carl Peterson officially stepped down as president, general manager and chief executive officer of the Kansas City Chiefs on Tuesday.

Is Peterson in and Parcells out in Miami?
(Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:33:46 PST)
Bill Parcells spent part of Monday afternoon meeting with Miami Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga, outlining the...

Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt making first big move
(Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:11:12 PST)
Two years after the death of his father, a revered pioneer in professional sports, the youngest owner in the National Football League is on the spot. In the next few days or weeks when Clark Hunt hires a general manager for the Kansas City Chiefs, his first major decision as chairman of the board will have far-reaching consequences for more than just the franchise that Lamar Hunt founded half a...

Chiefs Team Report
(Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:48:21 PST)

It was supposed to be a typical coach's season wrap-up press conference. It felt more like a coach wrapping up his three-year tenure with the team.

Chiefs coach Herm Edwards did his best not to sound like a lame duck as he summed up his third year, a 2-14 season that probably will not merit a fourth go-round in Kansas City after a 4-12 campaign the previous year.

Even Edwards had to acknowledge there was little beyond player evaluations he could do while awaiting the hiring of a new general manager.

Whoever team chairman Clark Hunt hires—and that hire will come from outside the current organization—will have to make a decision, with Hunt having final approval, on Edwards' status.

The Chiefs reportedly met with the Patriots' Scott Pioli about...

Chiefs talking with Pioli for GM job
(Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:21:33 PST)
Scott Pioli, who helped build the New England Patriots' dynasty, may have a second suitor among teams looking for general managers. Pioli, 43, was scheduled to meet with Kansas City Chiefs owner and board chairman Clark Hunt, possibly Monday, persons with knowledge of the meeting told The Associated Press.

Chiefs' Johnson should become available
(Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:01:40 PST)
Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson went public last week with his desire to be traded, so his...

Browns may have to pick between Mangini, Pioli
(Fri, 02 Jan 2009 04:54:32 PST)
The Cleveland Browns ' strong interest in fired New York Jets coach Eric Mangini could impact their search for...

Back to the basics: Ravens get shun the spread, play physical offensive football
(Thu, 01 Jan 2009 08:46:14 PST)
In a time when spread offenses are all the rage, the Ravens get back to the basics of physical, smashmouth football.

Report: Pats' Pioli 'very interested' in Cleveland GM job
(Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:05:39 PST)
Scott Pioli, New England Patriots vice president of player personnel, is believed to be very interested in the...

Chiefs' Edwards not worried about his future
(Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:51:02 PST)
On a day when three of his peers were fired, Kansas City Chiefs coach Herman Edwards said Monday he would not lobby to retain his job.

Winners and losers: McNabb, Reid stay alive
(Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:57:00 PST)
Written off after a blowout loss to the Ravens, Donovan McNabb and Andy Reid aren't quite done in Philly.

Chiefs RB Larry Johnson wants out of Kansas City
(Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:26:02 PST)
There figures to be plenty of personnel changes for the Kansas City Chiefs following the worst season in franchise history.

Ocho Cinco inactive for second game
(Sun, 28 Dec 2008 10:09:44 PST)
Receiver Chad Ocho Cinco was inactive for the Cincinnati Bengals' final game Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs because of a hamstring injury. The Bengals also were missing receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh, who had a bad back. The Bengals' offense was missing six starters from their opening game roster.

For Chiefs and Bengals: It's finally over!
(Sat, 27 Dec 2008 21:00:53 PST)
Halfway through the season, the beaten-down Bengals and Chiefs started looking forward to this one. On Sunday, Cincinnati and Kansas City will share misery and empathy as they end their woeful seasons together. At least one of them will get a win -- or, maybe, they'll play to a tie that would be a perfectly fitting finale.

Intrigue, relevance stick through final weekend
(Fri, 26 Dec 2008 08:29:00 PST)
From the Lions trying to avoid history to several teams hoping to make the playoffs, the league keeps fans engaged.

Week 17 NFL picks: Watch out for reenergized Chargers
(Thu, 25 Dec 2008 13:25:50 PST)
The San Diego Chargers have proved they have an electric offense, led by quarterback Philip Rivers.

Coaching hot seat: Haslett done, Turner back?
(Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:15:00 PST)
Jim Haslett and Norv Turner are among the coaches who soon should learn of their fate.

Sadsack Chiefs aim to avoid ignominous NFL record
(Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:56:58 PST)
A good title for a movie about the 2008 Chiefs might be "Sackless in Kansas City." In addition to having the worst record in team history, the young Chiefs (2-13) go into Sunday's finale at Cincinnati in jeopardy of entering the record book as the worst pass-rushing team in the history of the league.

'Boys, Bolts can still make good in spite of, um, hiccups
(Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:35:31 PST)
The NFL's darlings of late summer, still as talented as ever, somehow have their heads above water after treading it most of the season, says Albert Breer.

Edwards: Chiefs will compete in '09
(Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:25:21 PST)
Whether he's their head coach or not, Herm Edwards sees a contender taking shape in Kansas City in the very near future. "I see them competing next year," the embattled coach of the 2-13 Chiefs said in what may be his last regular-season Tuesday news conference. "I think this is going to be a good football team next year.

Titans help prove draft grades are bogus
(Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:15:00 PST)
Players who got low grades by "sudden" college football experts in April are turning heads in Tennessee.

Edwards says Chiefs are well-coached
(Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:48:35 PST)
Even knowing now that Kansas City's rebuilding program may cost him his job, Herm Edwards insists he would do it again. "Because it was the right thing to do for the organization," Edwards said Monday, one week after his future was thrown into doubt by the abrupt resignation of president and general manager Carl Peterson.

Edwards says he's still launch youth program
(Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:59:25 PST)
Even knowing the rebuilding program may wind up costing him his job, Kansas City Chiefs coach Herm Edwards insists he would make the same decisions again. Edwards said Monday that stripping the Chiefs of most of their aging veterans and going with so many young people was the right thing to do, even though it's led to this year's 2-13 record.

Pennington throws for 3 TDs, Dolphins beat Chiefs
(Sun, 21 Dec 2008 22:13:49 PST)
The coldest conditions any Miami team has played in couldn't stop these history-making Dolphins. Thriving in mind-numbing frigidity, Chad Pennington threw three touchdown passes Sunday in a 38-31 victory over Kansas City that continued one of the most remarkable comeback seasons in NFL history. A year after going 1-15, the Dolphins can clinch the AFC East next weekend by beating the New York Jets,...

Winners and losers: Faltering Favre arrives
(Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:46:00 PST)
The Jets are getting a good look at the late-season Brett Favre collapse that became routine in Green Bay.