Kansas City, Mo. • Going 2-1 and stunning then-undefeated Green Bay as Kansas City’s interim head coach meant a lot more than gratification for Romeo Crennel.
It also persuaded the Kansas City Chiefs to give the affable defensive specialist a second chance to be an NFL head coach.
This weekend
New Orleans at San Francisco, 2:30 p.m., Ch. 13
Denver at New England, 6 p.m., Ch. 2
Houston at Baltimore, 11 a.m., Ch. 2
N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 2:30 p.m., Ch. 13
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The Chiefs announced Monday that Crennel was the official replacement for the fired Todd Haley, removing the interim tag he bore for the last three weeks of the season.
Warm and personable, the 64-year-old Crennel is a sharp departure from Haley. Often called a "players’ coach," he’s been known to write off mistakes as youthful indiscretions. Ironically, being soft with players was a criticism when he was fired after four years as head coach in Cleveland with a 24-40 record.
Around the league
Packers • Green Bay canceled player availability on Monday, bracing for bad news as authorities searched for the missing 21-year-old son of offensive coordinator Joe Philbin amid fears that he had drowned in an icy Wisconsin river. Police in Oshkosh, Wis., have been searching for Michael T. Philbin since Sunday evening. They recovered a body from the Fox River on Monday.
Texans • Defensive coordinator Wade Phillips will interview Friday for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ head coaching job. The Bucs fired Raheem Morris a week ago after finishing 4-12.
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