The Kansas City Chiefs won’t have to conduct a late search for a new offensive coordinator.
After a few weeks of subtle courting, Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy has officially told the University of Colorado that he is not interested in becoming their head coach. Bieniemy’s decision was first reported by Mike Klis of KUSA and has since been confirmed by Yahoo Sports and ESPN. While Bieniemy never took a formal interview with Colorado officials, it was clear that he was among their top choices.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter noted that Bieniemy felt his situation in Kansas City was too good to leave. He’ll likely be a candidate for head coaching vacancies in the NFL following the 2020 season.
Previous reports tell us that Bieniemy did his background work on the Colorado position. It’s his alma mater and he has previous assistant coaching experience at the organization. In a different situation, it’d likely be the perfect fit.
At the end of the day, this was an easy choice for Bieniemy. He’ll continue biding his time for an NFL head coaching job while working alongside one of the greatest head coaches in NFL history and one of the most prolific young quarterbacks the game has ever seen. That type of experience will go a lot further than any head coaching opportunity in the NCAA.
