Chiefs hire Haley as coach

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Todd Haley was hired as coach of the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday after helping the Arizona Cardinals reach the Super Bowl as coordinator of one of the NFL’s most exciting offenses.

Haley joins a team that went a franchise-worst 2-14 under coach Herm Edwards, who was fired Jan. 23. Edwards lost all but two of his last 25 games and launched a rebuilding project that made the Chiefs the league’s youngest team this season.

Scott Pioli, hired last month as general manager, said at a news conference that Haley has a “strong understanding of players and the type of players that create championship football teams.”

Haley called this an “ideal situation” for him and “a chance to work with someone I have experience with in Scott.”

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