The last few months for Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bienemy have again been filled with rumors and speculations surrounding his inability to earn a head-coaching job.
Players and members of the Chiefs’ coaching staff have spoken up for Bienemy, shooting down the adverse reports but entering a new season, the spotlight will be on the veteran play-caller. Bienemy enters another season as the Chiefs offensive coordinator after many believed he would be a head coach by now after years of interviewing with over a dozen teams. He’s been endorsed annually by players and coaches for jobs but hasn’t yet landed a position.
The lack of diversity amongst head coaches around the league has been a problem that the league has sought to address following a hiring cycle that didn’t yield the most diverse results. Bienemy recently attended a new NFL program, which sought to bring diverse coaching and front office candidates together for leadership development and networking opportunities. During Thursday’s OTAs press conference, Bieniemy spoke about attending the NFL’s accelerator program.
“I actually thought the league did an outstanding job,” Bieniemy said. “So the thing that I loved about it there was a lot of things, but one thing as a coach, we always have an opportunity to interact with other coaches. So that was good. Obviously, having that interaction. The thing that we don’t get the luxury of is having the opportunity to deal with the Tim Terry’s. I have an opportunity to go deal who was who’s the next Brett Veatch. Okay, who’s the next Ryan Poles. That was exciting. Now you get to meet the people behind the scenes and make things work and personnel. I thought that it was great having that opportunity to interact with all the different people from around the league. On top of that, just sitting there having a conversation with owners, and just everyday conversation, it just breaks down barriers, it breaks down walls, where you…
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