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The Texans ‘failure to request an interview with the Chiefs’ offensive coordinator, Eric Bieniemy, shortly after the end of the regular season, reportedly angered quarterback Deshaun Watson and the team is now trying to move in the other direction.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that they requested an interview with Bieniemy for their debut.
Bieniemy won’t be able to interview the team until next week, at the very least. Bieniemy was available to interview the Jets, Jaguars, Chargers, Falcons and Lions last week because the Chiefs were saying goodbye, but he will not be able to speak to the Texans until the Chiefs are finished playing.
The Chiefs are the AFC seedlings and no one will be surprised if they return to the Super Bowl, which would cause a long wait for an interview.
All of this presupposes that the request would be met with a positive response from Bieniemy, given the team’s reluctance to ask for one before Watson’s discontent became a matter of public discussion. They were in the process of hiring General Manager Nick Caserio and this probably changed the direction of their search for a coach, but they spoke with Panthers offensive coordinator Joe Brady without Caserio in place.