Herman Edwards Jr. is an American football coach and former cornerback who was, most recently, the head football coach at Arizona State. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. Edwards was also a head coach in the NFL from 2001 to 2008 with the New York Jets and Kansas City Chiefs.
Following the conclusion of his NFL coaching career, Edwards was a football analyst at ESPN from 2009 to 2017. He returned to coaching in 2018 when he was named the head coach of Arizona State’s football team. During his NFL coaching tenure, he reached the playoffs four times, three with the Jets and once with the Chiefs.
His most successful season was in 2002 when he led the Jets to a division title, which is the franchise’s most recent. Edwards became popular as a coach and broadcaster for short, punchy declarations dubbed “Hermisms” by fans. The message “You play to win the game!”, which he delivered during a Jets press conference, would become the title of his self-help book.
Is Herm Edwards still coaching?
No, Herm Edwards is currently out of Job. Arizona State fired football coach Herm Edwards on Sunday, the school announced.
The Sun Devils suffered their second loss of the season on Saturday, losing 30–21 at home to Eastern Michigan.
“We have made the decision to make a change in the leadership of our football program, effective immediately,” Arizona State vice president of athletics Ray Anderson said in a statement. “By mutual agreement, Coach Edwards and I have determined that he will relinquish duties as our head coach. At the core of this is doing what is best for our current team, staff and university. I understand the frustrations out there. We must do better and that starts with our decision today.”