The Kansas City Chiefs fired head coach Herm Edwards today, and they could be close to bringing in a big name to replace him: Mike Shanahan.
ESPN's Chris Mortensen is reporting that the Chiefs are negotiating with Shanahan, the two-time Super Bowl-winning coach of the Denver Broncos who was fired last month.
However, the Chiefs would be violating the NFL's Rooney Rule if they hire Shanahan without first interviewing a minority candidate. It is not clear whether the Chiefs secretly interviewed any minority candidates before firing Edwards.
If Shanahan does, in fact, get the job, it would be a major statement from owner Clark Hunt and new Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli that they want a proven commodity who can turn the Chiefs into winners right away. And it would make next year's Chiefs-Broncos games a lot more interesting.
UPDATE: Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that Mortensen is wrong.
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Dammit. No. What will it take to get this guy out of the AFC West and out of our nightmares?
Does Al Sharpton know about a black coach getting fired?
Shanahan will stink in Kansas City as well.
He's a 'one player coach."
Without John Elway, he couldn't get it done!
It would be nice to see a winning team this year. Doubt Mike can get that done in KC. We need new blood in KC. White, black, yellow or red who cares....find a coach that can pull this team together for all four quarters!
DITKA!!!!!