Reid hopes Bieniemy will 'run the show' if coordinator leaves Chiefs

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid hopes longtime offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy will have a chance to run his own team in the future.

"Eric Bieniemy has been tremendous for us and, I think, tremendous for the National Football League," Reid said, according to ESPN's Adam Teicher. "I'm hoping he has an opportunity to go somewhere and do his thing where he can run the show and be Eric Bieniemy."

The 53-year-old Bieniemy helped construct one of the league's most prolific offenses under Reid since assuming the offensive coordinator role in 2018. He served as the team's running backs coach from 2013-17.

Kansas City rallied in the second half of Super Bowl LVII against the Philadelphia Eagles, scoring touchdowns on its first three possessions after halftime. The Chiefs then kicked the game-winning field goal on their final drive to secure a 38-35 win and their second league title in four years.

Bieniemy said the offense wasn't executing the way it needed to in the first 30 minutes of the contest and needed to provide more support to its defense.

The Chiefs employed pre-snap motions that appeared to fool Eagles defenders and led to big gains for the offense.

"We saw something a little different on tape, and we knew we could take advantage of what they weren't doing," Bieniemy said.

The New Orleans native has been interviewed for head coaching opportunities across the league in the past.

Most recently, he interviewed with the Indianapolis Colts about their vacant head coaching position last month. He's also in the mix for the same role with several other teams, including the Baltimore Ravens and Washington Commanders.

Meanwhile, Reid downplayed the idea of retirement following Sunday's victory.

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