Eric Bieniemy is returning to Kansas City Chiefs for the 2022 season as offensive coordinator.
The news was first reported by NFL Network, which also reported he will be returning on a one-year contract.
Bieniemy’s contract expired after last season and he and head coach Andy Reid recently met to discuss his future with the team. Bieniemy was also working on an expiring contract in 2020.
He had been considered coaching in college, listening to other offers or even taking off a year after a physically and mentally draining season in which the Chiefs fell one game short of the Super Bowl and Bieniemy was bypassed in the head-coach hiring cycle.
The Chiefs still have to fill their quarterbacks coach job after Mike Kafka left the franchise to become the New York Giants‘ offensive coordinator.
Bieniemy has been on the Kansas City staff since 2013 and has spent the past four seasons as the offensive coordinator. His tenure as offensive coordinator has coincided with Patrick Mahomes‘ four-year stretch as Kansas City’s starting quarterback, and the Chiefs’ offense has ranked no worse than sixth in the NFL each season under Bieniemy.