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ESPN.com news service Former Jets coach Herman Edwards has reached a verbal agreement in principle with the Kansas City Chiefs on a four-year, $12 million dollar contract to become their head coach, ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported. The 51-year-old Edwards will receive a raise over the $2 million per year that he was making as Jets… Read more

Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs were close to coming to terms with Herman Edwards on a contract that would make him their next head coach, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Saturday night. The person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of… Read more

by Len Pasquarelli ESPN.com Joe Vitt, who served as the St. Louis Rams’ interim head coach while Mike Martz was sidelined by a bacterial infection to his heart, will interview early next week for the New York Jets’ vacancy created by the Friday departure of Herm Edwards. Vitt’s only head coaching experience came with the… Read more

4th rounder is all Jets get by Rich Cimini New York Daily News Tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of the Jets’ wacky wild-card victory in San Diego. Even by Jets standards, it’s hard to fathom how quickly everything has crumbled since that starry night. They went from Super Bowl aspirations in 2005 to a 4-12… Read more

by Len Pasquarelli ESPN.com Only the unlikely scenario under which the two sides do not strike a contract agreement will keep New York Jets coach Herman Edwards from moving on to the Kansas City Chiefs in the same capacity, ESPN.com has learned. The two teams late Thursday agreed on compensation that will free Edwards from… Read more

by Patrick Stanton JetNation Senior Columnist WASHINGTON REDSKINS @ TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS –SAT 4:30pm ABC What a tangled web the rush for the playoffs weaves. At one point this season, it looked as if the Redskins would not even sniff the postseason while the Bucs would be happy just to get a wild card berth… Read more

by Rich Cimini New York Daily News K.C. giving in on Herm picks At 9:15 yesterday morning, Herm Edwards gathered his assistant coaches in a meeting room at Weeb Ewbank Hall and, for the first time, acknowledged his uncertain future as the Jets’ coach. He told the coaches he was “in limbo.” At that point… Read more

by Rich Cimini and Gary Myers New York Daily News Edwards’ five-year run as the Jets’ coach is effectively over. The Jets and Chiefs intensified negotiations yesterday on a compensation package that would free Edwards from his contract, according to two people with knowledge of the talks. The discussions were so far along that, even… Read more

by Frank Barone I have always had an interest in historical events. So the combination of my love of history and the New York Jets led me to do some research on the Jets and their inception. A few things I found out surprised me, and I hope some of this will give our JetNation… Read more

Courtesy of New York Jets The New York Jets announced Thursday that they have allocated quarterback Kliff Kingsbury to NFL Europe. The announcement was made by Executive Vice President/General Manager Terry Bradway. Kingsbury signed to the Jets active roster on September 28, 2005 following the shoulder injuries of Chad Pennington and Jay Fiedler. In week… Read more

Courtesy of the New York Jets The New York Jets announced Wednesday that they have signed full back Luke Lawton and guard Michael King to Reserve/Future Contracts: King will be allocated to NFL Europe. The announcements were made by Executive Vice President and General Manager Terry Bradway. Lawton signed to the Jets’ active roster on… Read more