PHOENIX (AP) -The Arizona Cardinals hired Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt as coach, succeeding the fired Dennis Green, an official within the league said Sunday. The deal with Whisenhunt was completed Sunday, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the announcement had not yet been made. The hiring first was reported by Fox. Green was fired after his team went 5-11 in his third season. Whisenhunt becomes the Cardinals' eighth coach since the franchise moved to Arizona in 1988. Whisenhunt was one of eight candidates interviewed for the job, but one of only two who got a second interview. The other was former Green Bay Packers coach Mike Sherman. The Steelers assistant also interviewed for coaching jobs in Pittsburgh, Miami and Atlanta. He and fellow Pittsburgh assistant Russ Grimm had been considered leading candidates to replace Bill Cowher with the Steelers. Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. |
