Todd Haley will take the job as the new coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, ESPN senior football analyst Chris Mortensen reported. An official announcement was expected from the team later Friday.

Haley, the offensive coordinator for the NFC champion Arizona Cardinals, had been seen as a favorite for the job for weeks. FOXSports.com and the Kansas City Star reported Thursday that the Chiefs, seeking a replacement for the fired Herm Edwards, had offered Haley the job.

Haley and new Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli worked together with the New York Jets between 1997 and 1999, with Pioli as director of pro personnel and Haley as an assistant coach.

Pioli, who left a front-office position with the Patriots to take over as Chiefs GM last month, fired former Edwards on Jan. 23.

Haley was scheduled to arrive in Honolulu for the Pro Bowl Thursday as a guest of Cardinals wideout Larry Fitzgerald, but canceled at the last moment because of the Kansas City job, according to FOXSports.com.