The Kansas City Chiefs are poised to add a familiar name back to their coaching staff.
Kansas City plans to hire Eric Bieniemy as its next offensive coordinator, according to an NFL Network report Monday.
Bieniemy most recently coached running backs for the Chicago Bears during the 2025 season after spending one year at UCLA in 2024 and serving as offensive coordinator for Washington in 2023. He previously worked a decade under head coach Andy Reid in Kansas City, first as running backs coach from 2013 to 2017 before being promoted to offensive coordinator in 2018, the first season Patrick Mahomes became the Chiefsā full-time starting quarterback. Bieniemy held that role through the 2022 season.
Matt Nagy, who took over as offensive coordinator in 2023, saw his contract expire following the 2025 season and was not expected to return. Nagy has drawn interest during this monthās head coaching cycle.
Kansas City enjoyed sustained offensive success under Bieniemy, finishing no worse than sixth in the NFL in scoring during his five seasons as offensive coordinator. The Chiefs won two Super Bowls during that span and advanced to a third, while Mahomes earned two NFL MVP awards.
Bieniemy departed Kansas City after the Chiefsā Super Bowl LVII victory to join Washington, where he had the opportunity to call plays full time under head coach Ron Rivera.
The reunion came together quickly. Kansas City requested permission to interview Bieniemy earlier Monday, and within hours he was expected to return to the organization.