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Frank Pitts Jr., who spent three seasons with the Cleveland Browns, passed away on January 16 at the age of 82. A fourth-round selection by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1965 AFL Draft, Pitts spent six seasons with the Chiefs, winning two AFL Championships, and played in Super Bowl I (a loss to the […]
This week, the Kansas City Chiefs and offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy agreed to a multi-year deal for Bieniemy to return to the team he won two Super Bowls with. A lot of things come to mind when Chiefs fans think of Bieniemy, but near the top of the list is the distilled nuggets of wisdom […]
The latest Here are the Chiefs’ three weakest positions entering the 2026 NFL offseason | The Kansas City Star 1) Safety Over the last decade or so, the Chiefs have kept the “safety train” moving, going from names like Tyrann Mathieu to Juan Thornhill to Justin Reid and now Bryan Cook. When one player moves […]
There was a point during my Wednesday night where the last three notifications on my phone were news that Eric Bieniemy was leaving the Bears for the Chiefs, Al Harris interviewed with the Packers for their defensive coordinator position, and Brian Flores was set to return to the Vikings. What a trifecta of yuck. Brian Flores returns to the Vikings Much to the chagrin of every rival NFC North quarterback, the Minnesota Vikings are bringing back Brian Flores. The Vikings announced Flo...
With no postseason games for the Kansas City Chiefs, the Arrowhead Pride staff has boots on the ground at the East-West Shrine Bowl in Frisco, Texas to learn more about the 2026 NFL Draft. Contributing editor Ron Kopp Jr. and lead film analyst Caleb James were at the event’s opening day. Dane Brugler covers the […]
The Kansas City Chiefs exercised Trent McDuffie’s fifth-year option last spring, locking the former first-round pick into the 2026 season at a fully guaranteed $13.6 million. On its face, the move was straightforward. McDuffie is one of the defense’s most dependable players, a multi-time All-Pro, and a foundational piece in defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo’s secondary. […]
There will be a new, yet familiar, face on the Kansas City Chiefs’ sideline in the 2026 season. Former offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy has agreed to terms with the Chiefs to return to the role he held from 2018 to 2022 under head coach Andy Reid. Chiefs fans recall this period fondly, as it marked […]
The latest Chiefs’ Travis Kelce seemed to hint at future plans while talking about Eric Bieniemy | The Kansas City Star “I love that,” Kelce said on Wednesday’s “New Heights” episode. “I think it’s great. I think it’s a marriage that’s gonna pick up right where it left off. E.B., he and who he is […]
THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Bears RBs coach Eric Bieniemy off to Chiefs, DBs coach Al Harris talks to Packers Good luck to Eric. Don’t do it Al! Thank Caleb Williams and Ben Johnson for Bears’ low-stress season recap Done. Ben Johnson made the Bears a serious team. Now the real work starts as they […]
Eric Bieniemy is one-and-done in Chicago. Just days after the Chicago’s season came to an end with a loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Divisional Round, Bears Head Coach Ben Johnson will be searching for a new assistant to coach up his running backs. Eric Bieniemy, who was hired as Chicago’s running backs coach last offseason, is rejoining the Kansas City Chiefs as the team’s offensive coordinator: Done deal: The Chiefs agreed to terms with Eric Bieniemy as their offensive coor...
The Chiefs have officially hired Bears running backs coach Eric Bieniemy to become their new offensive coordinator, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported on Wednesday. Jordan Schultz had reported on Monday that Bieniemy was expected to return to Kansas City, and the hiring is now official. Bieniemy returns to the Chiefs’ organization, where he spent ten […]
There are over three months until the 2026 NFL Draft, but with the Kansas City Chiefs’ offseason underway, it’s time to consider what draft prospects the Chiefs could select with the ninth overall pick. The most famous mock drafter of them all, ESPN’s Mel Kiper, released a first-round mock draft on Wednesday morning, with the season […]
Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy is the latest Philadelphia Eagles OC candidate. The Birds interviewed the 47-year-old for their vacancy, according to a report from NFL insider Mike Garafolo. It’s noted that Nagy is “currently exploring a few OC options” after losing out to Robert Saleh for the Tennessee Titans’ head coaching job. […]
The Kansas City Chiefs have been the dominant team of this era. I understand this isn’t news to anyone, but it needs to be said up front. The two other AFC teams most prominent from 2019-2024 were the Baltimore Ravens and the Buffalo Bills. These three teams combined for nine of the 12 possible AFC […]
For the first time since 2014, the Kansas City Chiefs didn’t make the playoffs and watched Wild Card weekend from home just like the rest of us. Hopefully, there are lessons to learn from this year’s postseason that the Chiefs can apply to their in-house philosophies. Here are two takeaways I had from the second […]
Remember the 2018 season? It was an entire calendar year that served as the coming-out party for Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, and put the entire NFL on notice that a changing of the guard was imminent— the old being the New England Patriots, the new being the Chiefs, led by head coach Andy […]
On Monday, reports surfaced of the Kansas City Chiefs’ plan to fill the vacant offensive coordinator position with a coach who has held that title in Kansas City before: Eric Bieniemy. After one year as the running backs coach with the Chicago Bears, he will return to the Chiefs for the 2026 season. Bieniemy will […]
The latest Three former Chiefs players rave about Eric Bieniemy coming back to the team | Kansas City Star Schwartz wasn’t the only former Chiefs player to rave about Bieniemy’s return. Jeff Allen, an offensive lineman who spent six seasons with the Chiefs during his NFL career from 2012-2019, also spoke highly of Bieniemy. “The […]
The Kansas City Chiefs continue to reveal more about the new staff being built around offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy. Sam McDowell of the Kansas City Star reported the initial departures of four assistant coaches last week, then added two more to the list on Tuesday evening. Assistant running backs coach Mark DeLeone and offensive assistant […]
The Kansas City Chiefs’ underachieving 2025 season resulted in less recognition at the end of the season than the three-time defending AFC champions are used to. The Associated Press’ All-Pro team featured one Chiefs player on the first or second team: center Creed Humphrey. Kansas City had been represented by at least three players in […]
The Kansas City Chiefs are reuniting with former offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy after a disappointing 2025 season that resulted in a major shakeup in the coaching staff. Bieniemy’s 2025 season was the opposite: he was hired to coach the running backs for the Chicago Bears and first-year head coach Ben Johnson, who was the hottest […]
The Kansas City Chiefs’ decision on Monday to hire Chicago Bears running backs coach Eric Bieniemy for a second stint as the team’s offensive coordinator was largely met with fanbase skepticism. After missing the playoffs for the first time in over a decade, many observers hoped for a coordinator from outside of head coach Andy […]
With all signs pointing to the Kansas City Chiefs hiring Eric Bieniemy as offensive coordinator, the team has reportedly hired a position coach. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the Chiefs will hire Chad O’Shea as the wide receivers coach. He has been the passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach with the Cleveland […]
There are over three months until the 2026 NFL Draft, but with the Kansas City Chiefs’ offseason underway, it’s time to consider what draft prospects the Chiefs could select with the ninth overall pick. On Sunday, Pro Football Focus analyst Gordon McGuinness published a first-round mock draft that had two popular names for the Chiefs’ pick […]
One of the lone bright spots of the Kansas City Chiefs’ 2025 season was the emergence of rookie left tackle Josh Simmons. The Chiefs drafted Simmons with the 32nd pick in last year’s draft, and he instantly became the starting left tackle heading into training camp. After starting the season on a strong note, Simmons […]