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Chiefs | Want Pendergast to stay on as secondary coach
Sat, 16 Jan 2010 08:14:31 -0800

Updating a previous item, Adam Teicher, of The Kansas City Star, reports Kansas City Chiefs head coach Todd Haley would like former defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast to remain on staff as secondary coach if he chooses. "I want Clancy to be part of this staff," Haley said. "Clancy and I have had some discussions, and we'll just have to see where it goes."

Chiefs | Cassel to remain starting quarterback
Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:31:11 -0800

NFL.com reports Kansas City Chiefs head coach Todd Haley confirmed QB Matt Cassel will remain the team's starting quarterback in Week 14 despite being benched late during the third quarter in Week 13. "I'm very confident in Matt," Haley said. "Our first series we had a chance to make a huge play on third down. I thought that Matt prepared and was ready to go. The game didn't go the way he or we wanted it to go and then we let some negative things happen."

Chiefs | L. Johnson’s agent downplays Twitter message
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:15:20 -0700

Bill Williamson, of ESPN.com, reports the agent for Kansas City Chiefs RB Larry Johnson said late Sunday, Oct. 25, that his client was simply trying to promote his own father and not to discredit head coach Todd Haley in a Twitter rant. "I talked to Larry about it and he was focusing more on pumping up his father than anything else," agent Peter Schaffer said. "He wasn't trying to downgrade anyone … yes, everyone is frustrated after a loss like this but I wouldn't put too much into it." Johnson had just 49 rushing yards on 16 carries in Week 7.

Chiefs | L. Johnson takes shot at Haley
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:01:49 -0700

Kansas City Chiefs RB Larry Johnson criticized head coach Todd Haley via his Twitter account for not having playing experience and compared Haley to his father, who is a defensive line coach at Penn State. "My father played for the coach from 'Rememeber the Titans'. Our coach played golf. My father played for the Redskins briefly. Our coach. Nuthn," Johnson Tweeted.

Chiefs | Haley wants to see more from Cassel
Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:35:42 -0700

NFL.com reports Kansas City Chiefs head coach Todd Haley said he wants to see more from QB Matt Cassel (knee) in practice Friday, Sept. 18, before determining his status for Week 2.

Cardinals | Will have to adapt without Haley
Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:24:28 -0700

Mike Sando, of ESPN.com, reports Arizona Cardinals QB Kurt Warner said during a Phoenix radio interview that the team will have to cope with the loss of former offensive coordinator Todd Haley as Haley's aggressive coaching style kept players alert. The Cardinals wrapped up a preseason in which they looked very lethargic. "I'm not going to put that all on Todd, but he was very much a vocal, in-your-face, challenging type coach that would really push guys," Warner said. "Sometimes that would show itself in anger and frustration, guys yelling at each other on the sidelines, but the one thing I appreciated about Todd was, he pushed us to be great and he wasn't worried about being our best friend. He just wanted us to respect him for making us better players. I appreciate that part of it."

Chiefs | Offense fails to finish drives Thursday
Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:52:54 -0700

The Associated Press reports the Kansas City Chiefs' offense failed to finish drives Thursday, Sept. 3, as they lost their preseason finale 17-9 to the St. Louis Rams. The Chiefs had four gains of 40 yards or more and totals 406 yards. The game was head coach Todd Haley's first at calling plays this preseason. Haley said, "I made a few mistakes out there but overall it felt good. Obviously, there were a couple of plays I would like to have back. After I got the feel a little bit, I didn't feel too out of sync with the game and what was going on." The Chiefs totaled 42 points in the preseason and scored just two offensive touchdowns.

Chiefs | Haley to take over playcalling duties
Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:55:40 -0700

Adam Teicher, of The Kansas City Star, reports Kansas City Chiefs head coach Todd Haley will take over playcalling duties from fired offensive coordinator Chan Gailey. "Ultimately, the fate of this team and the accountability fall to me," Haley said. "After going through three preseason games and a lot of (offseason practices) and a lot of practices in training camp, it just became more apparent to me that I had to be more involved."

Chiefs | Haley seeing progress at wide receiver
Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:43:46 -0700

Kent Babb, of The Kansas City Star, reports Kansas City Chiefs head coach Todd Haley is growing more comfortable with his wide receivers. Haley said, "They're getting better. I said early on I was pretty frustrated with that position, but I think there is definite progress made across the board. Hopefully, we take it to the game and make plays in the game. But I would say they're making strides."

Chiefs | Most starters will play a half Friday
Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:20:47 -0700

CBSSports.com reports Kansas City Chiefs head coach Todd Haley said most of his starters on offense and defense will play the first half of the team's preseason game Friday, Aug. 21. Haley said, "We'll go a half with most of them. Depending on how many plays we get in, there could be some exceptions."

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