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Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid has the utmost confidence in offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy. Reid came to Bieniemy’s defense Friday after former Chiefs running back LeSean McCoy ripped Bieniemy’s coaching style. McCoy criticized Bieniemy while appearing on the “I Am Athlete” podcast. McCoy said Bieniemy has trouble relating to players. McCoy theorized that was the reason Bieniemy is not a head coach in the NFL. Reid took issue with those comments, saying Bieniemy provides honest… Source link

Andy Reid didn’t think he’d get offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy to return for another season. That, however, isn’t because of any rift between the two of them. Reports of any issues between the two, Reid said Tuesday from the NFL combine in Indianapolis, were completely made up. “The whole thing with Eric Bieniemy has gotten kind of fabricated,” Reid said, via ESPN. “We were on vacation and over the two weeks I came back and all of a sudden it was that I didn’t like Eric and… Source link

The final open head coaching position in the NFL was filled on Wednesday, and it had to be conflicting for Andy Reid. Taking the Houston Texans job was David Culley, the associate head coach, passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach of the Baltimore Ravens. Culley’s career as an NFL assistant goes back nearly three decades, the majority of which were spent working under Reid with the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs. Not taking the Texans job, or any other job, was Eric… Source link

Every year around this time, the NFL coaching carousel winds down. And every year around this time, the league’s stunning lack of diversity in its front-facing leadership positions rears its ugly head. This year is no different. Oh, we’ve got a bit of a respite at the general manager spot, as two African Americans — Brad Holmes and Terry Fontenot — have been named general managers of the Detroit Lions and Atlanta Falcons, respectively. That brings the league-wide total of Black GMs to… Source link