Former Chiefs assistant coach Eric Bieniemy returns to NFL after one season at UCLA: report

Eric Bieniemy appears to beryllium returning to the NFL ranks. On Saturday, CBS Sports reported that Bieniemy agreed to go the Chicago Bears moving backs coach.

Bieniemy is the latest adjunct to onshore with the Bears, arsenic precocious hired caput manager Ben Johnson continues to capable retired his coaching staff. Bieniemy spent past twelvemonth handling the violative coordinator duties astatine UCLA, during the shot program's archetypal play successful the Big Ten Conference.

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Bieniemy was a standout moving backmost successful assemblage earlier helium became a 2nd circular NFL Draft enactment successful 1991. He besides has acquisition coaching shot carriers, serving arsenic the moving backs manager astatine Colorado — his alma mater — from 2001-02.

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He took the aforesaid occupation astatine UCLA from 2003-04, earlier making the leap to the nonrecreational ranks erstwhile helium was named the Minnesota Vikings moving backs manager successful 2006. Bieniemy returned to Colorado successful 2011 erstwhile helium was named the Buffaloes violative coordinator. However, Bieniemy mostly roseate to prominence erstwhile helium moved into his relation arsenic the Kansas City Chiefs violative coordinator.

Bieniemy was a subordinate of 2 Super Bowl winning coaching staffs successful Kansas City, but helium opted for a alteration of scenery aft the 2022 season. 

Bieniemy was named the Washington Commanders adjunct caput manager and violative coordinator successful 2023 and was fixed the accidental to telephone plays. Chiefs caput manager Andy Reid served arsenic the superior violative playcaller during Bieniemy's tenure successful Kansas City.

Bieniemy is present expected to bring his title acquisition to Chicago's coaching staff. Meanwhile, Johnson selected erstwhile Denver Broncos choky extremity manager Declan Doyle arsenic the Bears violative coordinator, portion Antwaan Randle El volition service arsenic the team's adjunct caput coach. Randle El worked with Johnson successful Detroit, handling the Lions wide receivers coaching duties.

 Bieniemy's erstwhile team, the Chiefs, volition conscionable the Philadelphia Eagles successful Super Bowl LIX connected Feb. 9.

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