{"id":161414,"date":"2024-02-08T11:15:38","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T16:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=161414"},"modified":"2024-02-08T07:04:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T12:04:36","slug":"bieniemy-return-chiefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/02\/08\/bieniemy-return-chiefs\/","title":{"rendered":"This Former NFL Coach Could Return to the Kansas City Chiefs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This former NFL coach could return to the Kansas City Chiefs as their offensive coordinator. Former Washington Commander OC, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/12\/13\/which-team-will-win-the-eric-bieniemy-sweepstakes\/\" target=\"_self\">Eric Bieniemy<\/a> had the chance to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/39478219\/eric-bieniemy-fired-commanders-visited-chiefs-playoff-run\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">speak <\/a>with the Chiefs before their conference game. A familiar face that visited Kansas City could well be on his way to make his return. This could all depend if the Chiefs are successful in their Super Bowl matchup against the 49ers.<\/p>\n<p>There was a <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/former-commanders-oc-eric-bieniemy-visited-chiefs-night-before-afc-championship-181159626.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report <\/a>that Bieniemy did more than just speak to the offense. He actually went over the installation of a play as well with the group. Bieniemy was with the Chiefs from 2013-2022, taking over the offensive coordinator position in 2018. This was before he eventually took over as Commander&#8217;s top offensive coach.<\/p>\n<p>In Bieniemy\u2019s NFL tenure, he helped the Chiefs play in three of four Super Bowls from 2020-2023. He didn\u2019t land an NFL head coaching job, but Patrick Mahomes still had great things to say about him. Reid was always the play-caller in Bieniemy\u2019s tenure with the Chiefs, but he still contributed to an illustrious offense. This didn\u2019t pan out with the Commanders as the team finished 4-13 and Washington did a clean sweep of their staff.<\/p>\n<p>Bieniemy\u2019s frequent visits with the Chiefs could mean that Reid may consider him for the offensive coordinator job after the Super Bowl. However, Reid isn\u2019t allowed to say if a reunion is on the loom. Bieniemy does still have a chance to land another job if it\u2019s not the Chiefs next season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#chiefs<\/a> had former OC Eric Bieniemy actually get up in front of the offense the day before the AFC Championship Game and speak to them and go through the install of a play. The inside scoop on EB\u2019s visit and its impact. My report on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nflnetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@nflnetwork<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cDXiS5KfmQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/cDXiS5KfmQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesPalmerTV\/status\/1755303838037250442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Eric Bieniemy could make his return to the Kansas City Chiefs<\/h2>\n<h3>Could the reunion still happen?<\/h3>\n<p>A reunion could truly still happen if there is a disaster blowout this upcoming Super Bowl. If Bieniemy doesn\u2019t land an OC gig in 2024, it wouldn\u2019t be a surprise if he makes his return. The Chiefs are still having success under current OC, Matt Nagy, Despite his struggles, he still helped guys like Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Marquez Valdes-Scantling back to the promised land.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s baffling many talking heads around the league is how Bieniemy does not have a job yet. He turned a Kansas offense that was stagnant into one of the most dominant. However, there could be the issue that maybe he was overshadowed by Reid during his time with the Chiefs. This could be why Bieniemy wanted the opportunity to explore Washington on his own.<\/p>\n<p>This didn\u2019t last long as Washington are moving on from him. The Commanders brought in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/news\/commanders-hire-kliff-kingsbury-magic-johnson-helped-lure-offensive-coordinator-to-washington-per-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Kliff Kingsbury<\/a> as his replacement under new staff in Washington. The question remains how responsible was Bieniemy\u2019s presence for the success in recent years? Bieniemy still has close ties to Kansas City so no matter, he\u2019s going to stick around the Chiefs for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that Reid invited Bieniemy for a reunion before their AFC Championship win over the Ravens could spur the speculation game.<\/p>\n<h3>The Chiefs are focused on Super Bowl LVIII<\/h3>\n<p>For now, Kansas City is focused on its Super Bowl bout with the 49ers. The Chiefs have won two Super Bowls in the past four seasons and they\u2019re looking to add another. Don\u2019t be surprised if Bieniemy shows up since Reid will likely invite him along. One interesting thing that could happen is if they demote Nagy and hire Bieniemy.<\/p>\n<p>While Bieniemy waits, he\u2019s still expected to look for other jobs in case he does not make a return to the Chiefs. Anything can happen in the offseason even if the Chiefs win the ultimate prize.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is how this former NFL coach, Eric Bieniemy could return to the Kansas City Chiefs to replace Matt Nagy as their offensive coordinator. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4795,"featured_media":161465,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16,36],"tags":[188,7811,3611,4407,1576,339],"class_list":["post-161414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chiefs","category-nfl-news","tag-andy-reid","tag-chiefs-featured","tag-eric-bieniemy","tag-marquez-valdes-scantling","tag-patrick-mahomes","tag-travis-kelce"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4795"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161414"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161414\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/161465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}