KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Until this year, Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid had a certain type of assistant in mind when hiring an offensive coordinator. The three who have served in that role for Reid in Kansas City were all quarterback coaches for Reid before getting promoted. All played quarterback at least in college, with Matt Nagy reaching the professional level in the Arena Football League and Doug Pederson the NFL.
Reid is doing things a different way in hiring Eric Bieniemy as the latest coordinator. Bieniemy is a running back through and through. He played the position in college at Colorado and for nine years in the NFL.