Herm Edwards has decided that eight years as an NFL head coach was enough for him.
Edwards was on Fox Sports Radio with Colin Cowherd earlier this week. There, Edwards was asked if he would ever make a return to the NFL as a head coach. Edwards quickly shot the idea down. Instead, he said his current head coaching job at Arizona State will be his last.
“No, this is it,” Edwards said. “This is my last stand right here. I’m going to build a program and hopefully, we can win the Pac-12, win a Rose Bowl and then hand it over to somebody else. That’s my goal.”
In two years at Arizona State so far, Edwards has a record of 15-11. That includes a Sun Bowl victory against Florida State in 2019.
Edwards’ first NFL head coaching job came with the Jets in 2001. He made the playoffs in three out of his five years in New York but finished with a 39-41 overall record. Edwards won two playoff games with the Jets but couldn’t get past the AFC Divisional game. He was fired after the 2005 season after a dismal 4-12 record.
Edwards was quick to land another job with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2006. He made the playoffs in his first season, losing to the Colts in the AFC Wild Card game. Edwards followed that season up with six wins over the next two years, which led to his firing after the 2008 season.
After his NFL head coaching career, Edwards joined ESPN as an analyst before accepting the Arizona State job.
