{"id":42248,"date":"2026-01-23T23:44:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T23:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=42248"},"modified":"2026-01-23T23:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T23:44:10","slug":"breaking-chiefs-name-eric-bieniemy-as-offensive-coordinator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=42248","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Chiefs Name Eric Bieniemy as Offensive Coordinator"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.clubs.nfl.com\/image\/upload\/t_editorial_landscape_12_desktop_2x\/f_auto\/chiefs\/udcsgxipjv79t7mfvtqe.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Kansas City Chiefs welcomed back a familiar face on Friday as Eric Bieniemy officially signed on as Offensive Coordinator heading into the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>This marks Bieniemy&#8217;s second stint as Chiefs&#8217; Offensive Coordinator after manning that post for five seasons from 2018 through 2022, where Kansas City led the NFL in average points-per-game (30.1), total touchdowns (296), third down percentage (49%) and total yards-per-game (406.2) during that time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Bieniemy went on to spend the 2023 season as the Washington Commanders&#8217; Offensive Coordinator before serving on UCLA&#8217;s coaching staff in 2024. 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