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Edwards replaces Vermeil as Chiefs coach

Updated: January 9, 2006, 9:43 PM ET
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Seventeen years after he was an intern with the Kansas City Chiefs, Herman Edwards is their head coach.

"I finally found my way back. You never plan on something like this until it happens," Edwards said Monday at a packed news conference. "Fate has me back here. It's good to be back home."

Kansas City's deal with Edwards, who reached a verbal agreement with the team on Sunday, is for $12 million over four years, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported.

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