Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy returned to practice on Monday, two weeks after he left the team in the aftermath of his wife, Mia, being shot in the family’s home in Virginia.
“It’s great to be back,” Bieniemy said to the fans in attendance as he walked onto the field.
Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said Monday that Mia Bieniemy, 57, is making improvements in her recovery.
“It’s good to have EB back,” Reid said at training camp in St. Joseph’s, Mo. “He’s back in the fold and I don’t think he missed a step, man. He was out there and getting after it. That’s a positive for the offensive side.”
“I’ve talked to him several times a day, so I knew he was coming back if everything worked out the way he had been. The primary thing is that Mia is stable and in good hands and she’s doing well.”
The entire offensive line greeted Bieniemy with handshakes.
“He’s a great guy and very vocal,” left guard Kingsley Suamataia said of Bieniemy. “He pushes us to our limits every day so we can be the best offense out there. It’s been great.”
Elijah Bieniemy, the 27-year-old son of Eric and Mia, was arrested one day after the July 26 shooting and charged with malicious wounding, use of a firearm in commission of a felony and discharge of a firearm inside of a dwelling.
Kansas City general manager Brett Veach told media members last week that even while caring for his wife, the offensive coordinator stayed engaged with the Chiefs from afar. He was watching livestreams of Chiefs practices and once even called Veach during a practice, making him give the phone to Reid so he could pass along instructions he wanted to share with a rookie.
Bieniemy, who contributed to a pair of Super Bowl championships as the Chiefs’ offensive coordinator from 2018-22, returned to Kansas City this offseason. In the interim, he had stints with the Washington Commanders (offensive coordinator), UCLA (offensive coordinator) and Chicago Bears (running backs coach) while Matt Nagy was Kansas City’s offensive coordinator.
–Field Level MediaKansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy returned to practice on Monday, two weeks after he left the team in the aftermath of his wife, Mia, being shot in the family’s home in Virginia.
“It’s great to be back,” Bieniemy said to the fans in attendance as he walked onto the field.
Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said Monday that Mia Bieniemy, 57, is making improvements in her recovery.
“It’s good to have EB back,” Reid said at training camp in St. Joseph’s, Mo. “He’s back in the fold and I don’t think he missed a step, man. He was out there and getting after it. That’s a positive for the offensive side.”
“I’ve talked to him several times a day, so I knew he was coming back if everything worked out the way he had been. The primary thing is that Mia is stable and in good hands and she’s doing well.”
The entire offensive line greeted Bieniemy with handshakes.
“He’s a great guy and very vocal,” left guard Kingsley Suamataia said of Bieniemy. “He pushes us to our limits every day so we can be the best offense out there. It’s been great.”
Elijah Bieniemy, the 27-year-old son of Eric and Mia, was arrested one day after the July 26 shooting and charged with malicious wounding, use of a firearm in commission of a felony and discharge of a firearm inside of a dwelling.
Kansas City general manager Brett Veach told media members last week that even while caring for his wife, the offensive coordinator stayed engaged with the Chiefs from afar. He was watching livestreams of Chiefs practices and once even called Veach during a practice, making him give the phone to Reid so he could pass along instructions he wanted to share with a rookie.
Bieniemy, who contributed to a pair of Super Bowl championships as the Chiefs’ offensive coordinator from 2018-22, returned to Kansas City this offseason. In the interim, he had stints with the Washington Commanders (offensive coordinator), UCLA (offensive coordinator) and Chicago Bears (running backs coach) while Matt Nagy was Kansas City’s offensive coordinator.
–Field Level Media
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