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Chiefs fire Crennel

Following their second 2-14 finish in five seasons, the Kansas City Chiefs have fired head coach Romeo Crennel.Crennel took over for Todd Haley on an interim basis and coached the final three games of the 2011 campaign, with Kansas City winning two of those contests. He was then given the job full time following the season."Obviously I'm very disappointed in the way our season went," Crennel said in a statement. "At the end of the day, the NFL is a performance-based league, and we weren't able to win. I want to thank the Hunt family for the opportunity as well as our players, coaches and fans for their support during my time in Kansas City. As for my future, I'm planning to take some time to reflect on this season, evaluate everything, and make a decision based on what's right for myself and my family."Coming off that 7-9 campaign, the Chiefs lost their first two games and then dropped eight in a row from Sept. 30-Nov. 25.One day before the Chiefs snapped that slide with a 27-21 victor...

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