Andy Reid Expected to Sign Coaching Deal with Kansas City Chiefs Soon

One man's trash is another's man's head coach. Former Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid might've just been fired from his job after 14 seasons helming the team, but he won't be lining up for unemployment anytime soon. The Kansas City Chiefs did some dumpster diving and have reached an agreement with the NFL veteran to become the team's next coach, ESPN reports. The contract is reportedly being reviewed by Reid and the team's attorneys should be finalized Friday.

The news comes just hours after it was announced the Chiefs and general manager Scott Pioli had mutually agreed to part ways after four seasons, and the same day the team announced it had fired coach Romeo Crennel it's worst season in franchise history.

Reid and the Chiefs were in coaching negotiations for much of Thursday, a person familiar with the situation told the Associated Press. Those discussions followed nine hours of talks Wednesday, which apparently went well enough for Reid to forsake all his other interview plans for other coaching positions.

The Chiefs coaching position likely attracted Reid for various reasons, but no doubt the team's first-ever first-round pick in next year's NFL draft, and the team's five Pro Bowl-caliber players eased his decision making process. That No. 1 draft pick spot could help the Chiefs secure the stalwart quarterback they've struggled to find for seasons. The team benched Matt Cassel midway through the 2012-2013 season, and his replacement Brady Quinn didn't fare much better.

''What I am confident in is we'll have dramatically better play from the quarterback position in 2013,'' Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt said. ''I don't know whether it'll be the ultimate, long-term solution or not. We'll just have to see how it plays out.''

During his tenure as coach of the Eagles, Reid recorded the best overall win record in the team's history. From 1999-2012 he lead Philadelphia to the playoffs nine times, and won 130 regular-season games and 10 playoff games. The Chiefs, meanwhile, have wrestled with finding a rhythm for years, counting just 98 wins, three postseason appearances, and no postseason wins under five different head coaches in the same period, according to ESPN.

''He had the love and respect of every individual in this organization,'' Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie said after firing Reid. ''This man is amazing to work with, smart and dedicated, and the record will speak for itself.''