KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid has expressed disappointment that offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy has been passed over to an NFL head coach who is opening for the third year in a row.
“I am just happy to have him [for at least another season]”But I’m not so happy to have him,” Reid said Thursday after the Chiefs began training for the Super Bowl LV against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. “I really hoped he would get a chance to take on one of those jobs. You know what I think of him. I think it’s wonderful. I think it would be great for any number of teams that have opened up and will help them win football games and also turn men into men. I think he’s a great person. “
Bieniemy, in his third season as head coach, interviewed the head coach’s six openings this year. He has also interviewed for several openings in each of the last two years.
One of Reid’s former assistants, David Culley, got a head coaching job at the Houston Texans. Culley coached Reid for 18 seasons, including from 2013 to 2016, with the bosses as coaches with wide receivers.
“David will do a good job,” Reid said. “He is a man. He will bring energy to the building. One of the most loyal guys I’ve ever met. He’s a great person. We’ve been together for 18 years. We had a few cheeseburgers together. ”