KANSAS CITY, Missouri – Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid expressed disappointment that offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy was passed over as NFL coach for the third consecutive time.
“I’m happy to have you [for at least another season], but I’m not so happy to have it, ”said Reid on Thursday, after the Chiefs started training for the Super Bowl LV against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. “I really hoped he would have the opportunity to take one of those jobs. You know what I think of him. I think he’s great. I think he would be great for any number of teams that opened up and helped them win football games and also develop men into men. I just think he’s a great person. “
Bieniemy, in his third season as Chiefs’ coordinator, was interviewed for six spots as head coach this year. He also gave interviews for several vacancies in each of the previous two years.
One of Reid’s former assistants, David Culley, got a job as a head coach at the Houston Texans. Culley trained for Reid for 18 seasons, including from 2013 to 2016 with the Chiefs as a wide receivers trainer.
“David will do a good job,” said Reid. “He’s a sociable person. It will bring energy to the building. One of the most loyal guys I’ve ever met. He is a great person. We had been together for 18 years. We ate some cheeseburgers together. ”