DeLeone had the job as Chiefs assistant running backs coach for one year. The Chiefs were 25th in rushing yards per game at 106.6 and 20th in yards per carry at 4.2. The running game had to deal with an injury to Isiah Pacheco, but overall, it struggled to get going, especially late in the year.

DeLeone was a defensive assistant before joining the Chiefs. He started as a defensive student assistant for Iowa in 2007, then went to New Hampshire to be the director of football operations/assistant offensive line coach in 2009. He became Florida’s quality control coach in 2010 and a graduate assistant at Temple in 2011 before going to the pro level.

After a year as a defensive quality control coach in 2012 with the New York Jets, DeLeone started his first stint in Kansas City. He was hired as a defensive quality control coach in 2013, then promoted as an assistant linebacker’s coach in 2016, then promoted again to inside linebackers coach in 2018.

His tenure as ILB coach with Kansas City parlayed him into two stints with the Chicago Bears (2019-20) and Detroit Lions (2021) as ILB coach. He went back to the college ranks as a defensive analyst for Kansas (2022-23) before becoming the Baltimore Ravens inside linebackers coach in 2024. Safe to say, he had no experience coaching running backs before this season with Kansas City.

Kevin Saxton II ends his tenure after three years with the Chiefs. The former Emory and Henry quarterback was hired after a tenure as a co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach of Benedict College (2022).

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The Chiefs have already brought back Eric Bieniemy to be their offensive coordinator, so they’re hoping a combination of familiarity and change can revitalize the offense to what it once was.