ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Commanders have finalized a deal to make Eric Bieniemy the staff’s new offensive coordinator and assistant head coach, sources instructed ESPN on Friday, confirming a number of experiences.
The perimeters agreed on a two-year deal that features a “promotion in title, contractual construction” and a pay elevate, a supply instructed ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Bieniemy spent Friday speaking to Washington’s present assistants and can converse with the remaining Saturday, in line with sources. He is anticipated to be in Washington for an introductory information convention subsequent week.
Bieniemy spent the previous 5 seasons because the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs’ offensive coordinator, serving to oversee an offense that powered two Tremendous Bowl championships — together with one final weekend.
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However he was not the first playcaller on coach Andy Reid’s employees. In Washington, Bieniemy can be in full cost of the offense and name performs.
Bieniemy replaces Scott Turner, who was fired Jan. 10 after three seasons. Throughout these three years mixed, Washington ranked twenty seventh in yards per recreation and twenty eighth in factors per recreation. Final season, the Commanders had been twentieth in yards and twenty sixth in factors.
Washington will enter a vital fourth season underneath head coach Ron Rivera. The Commanders have gone a mixed 22-27-1 in his first three seasons, profitable the NFC East title with a 7-9 document in 2020. With the franchise up on the market, it is possible that the Commanders would wish a robust season for the employees to proceed.
Bieniemy has interviewed for a number of head-coaching jobs over the previous 4 offseasons with out receiving any gives. This yr, he interviewed for the Indianapolis Colts’ head-coaching place, however that job went to Shane Steichen.
“It is so previous deserved,” Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes stated earlier than the Tremendous Bowl. “He is completed all the things the correct method. He is been part of this offense and this staff for thus lengthy, holds all people accountable, is artistic in making up performs for us. I do not know why he hasn’t been employed, however it’s been nice for us.”
Tennessee additionally confirmed curiosity in Bieniemy for its offensive coordinator place, however the Titans by no means interviewed him and promoted Tim Kelly to the place.
Bieniemy was not underneath contract with the Chiefs for 2023.
“Eric Bieniemy has been large for us, and I believe he is large for the Nationwide Soccer League,” Reid instructed reporters the day after the Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 in Tremendous Bowl LVII. “I am hoping he has a possibility to go someplace and do his factor, the place he can run the present and be Eric Bieniemy.”
Bieniemy coached Kansas Metropolis’s operating backs from 2013 to ’17. He additionally spent 5 years as Minnesota’s operating backs coach and one as an assistant head coach with the Vikings. He was Colorado’s offensive coordinator from 2011 to ’12.
He performed 10 seasons within the NFL with the San Diego Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals and Eagles.
