Only one of five NFL head coaches hired this offseason was Black. That makes grand total of three in a 32-team league where 60% of players are Black.
Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy has done everything possible to show he’s deserving of being a head coach. Tutored Patrick Mahomes, who is now a two-time MVP in both the regular season and the Super Bowl. Orchestrated a Kansas City offense that was No. 1 in the NFL twice in the last five years, including this season when the Chiefs no longer had Tyreek Hill.
Oh, and that second-half turnaround in the Super Bowl, when the Chiefs scored on every possession to erase a 10-point deficit and beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35? Bieniemy again. “Eric Bieniemy was tremendous down the stretch there, putting things together,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said after the game.
And yet, only one of the five teams with openings this year interviewed Bieniemy, and he didn’t make the Indianapolis Colts’ list of finalists. The Colts ultimately hired Eagles offensive coordinator Shane Steichen, with owner Jim Irsay saying he made his choice, “Knowing we’re going to have to find a young QB to develop.”“There’s no reason he shouldn’t get one of these jobs,” Reid said Tuesday when asked about Bieniemy. “He’s too good of a football coach to not.
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