Scott Pioli, who helped build and lead a dynasty in New England, is now in charge of a Kansas City franchise which hasn't won a playoff game in 14 years.

The 43-year-old Pioli will be introduced today as Chiefs general manager, replacing Carl Peterson.

"He will have complete charge of football operations," Ryan Petkoff, a spokesman for Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt, said. "He will report only to Clark."

The fate of coach Herm Edwards and his staff was not immediately known.

Pioli inherits a young team coming off a 2-14 season, but is stepping into a situation that seems ripe for a quick turnaround.

Arizona has re-signed tight end Jerame Tuman to replace injured Stephen Spach. Tuman is a 10-year veteran who appeared in three games for the Cardinals before being released Dec. 24.

New coach Josh McDaniels went right to work figuring out how to fix the dreadful Denver defense that was Mike Shanahan's undoing. His first order of business: luring former San Francisco coach Mike Nolan to the cause. Nolan agreed to become the Broncos' fourth defensive coordinator in four years. Nolan, 49, served as defensive coordinator with the Ravens, Jets, Redskins and Giants before getting his first head coaching job in San Francisco.

Jim Caldwell wants Indianapolis to be his team. Even with most, if not all, of Tony Dungy's guys. "He's very tough to follow," Caldwell said at his introductory news conference. "But I'm not competing with Tony. I want to build on the success we have had and move forward."

Chicago coach Lovie Smith will take over defensive play-calling responsibilities from defensive coordinator Bob Babich as part of a shake-up of the team's staff. "I'm excited about taking a more hands-on approach to helping our defense get back to where it was," Smith said.