Andy Reid is reconnecting with the offensive coordinator that made his Kansas City Chiefs offense hum. The Chiefs have agreed to terms with Eric Bieniemy, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, who reported the reunion Wednesday.
Bieniemy will reclaim his put up as Kansas City’s OC, taking up for Matt Nagy.
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Nagy, who was on an expiring Chiefs contract, was reportedly a finalist for the Tennessee Titans’ head-coach vacancy, though that was in the end filled by Robert Saleh.
Coming off his three-year stint in Kansas City, Nagy interviewed for the Philadelphia Eagles’ offensive coordinator opening Wednesday, per NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo.
As for Bieniemy, he beforehand served because the Chiefs’ OC from 2018-22, serving to two-time NFL MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes win the primary two of his three Super Bowls.
Bieniemy was a part of Reid’s inaugural Chiefs workers in 2013, first working because the crew’s working backs coach for 5 seasons earlier than getting the promotion to OC.
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Bieniemy coordinated Kansas City’s offense the primary 5 seasons Mahomes was the crew’s full-time starter. In the method, the Chiefs averaged 35.3 factors per sport in 2018, 28.2 factors per sport in 2019, 29.6 factors per sport in 2020, 28.2 factors per sport in 2021 and 29.2 factors per sport in 2022. They had been high six within the league in scoring in every of these seasons, twice clocking out first.
Under Bieniemy’s watch, Mahomes hit the bottom working. In his first full season, he tossed a career-high 50 touchdowns. In addition to profitable the Super Bowl through the 2019 and 2022 seasons, the Chiefs additionally made it to the large sport within the 2020 marketing campaign earlier than the Tampa Bay Buccaneers stifled them.
Despite producing yearly buzz when the NFL’s teaching carousel spun, Bieniemy by no means landed a head-coaching job. He left Kansas City in 2023 to run the Washington Commanders’ offense. But his keep in D.C. was short-lived, because the Ron Rivera workers largely turned over when Dan Quinn took the reins the next season.
Bieniemy spent the next season at UCLA, however he was fired after the Bruins averaged a mere 18.4 factors per sport and went 5-7, together with solely 3-6 in Big Ten competitors. He returned to the NFL forward of this season, joining the Chicago Bears as their running backs coach. Bieniemy oversaw a backfield that produced a 1,000-yard rusher in D’Andre Swift and featured an intriguing rookie in Kyle Monangai, who picked up 783 yards and 5 touchdowns on the bottom whereas the Bears returned to relevancy.
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