Chiefs News 1/22: Return of Bienemy may be swaying Kelce’s decision

Chiefs News 1/22: Return of Bienemy may be swaying Kelce’s decision
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Chiefs’ Travis Kelce seemed to hint at future plans while talking about Eric Bieniemy | The Kansas City Star

“I love that,” Kelce said on Wednesday’s “New Heights” episode. “I think it’s great. I think it’s a marriage that’s gonna pick up right where it left off. E.B., he and who he is as a coach, you can see kind of his personality, what he brings to the table in that Chicago team. I know (Bears head coach) Ben Johnson has his own version of that. He’s a very tough guy. And what he did in Detroit, he brought over as well.“

‘And you can see those running backs over in Chicago and their body of work was definitely an Eric Bieniemy style of football, man.”

Did Kelce give clue about future?

Bieniemy was the Bears’ running backs coach last season, and Chicago had the third-ranked rushing offense in the NFL.

As Kelce, 36, ponders whether to retire or return to the Chiefs, he seemingly dropped a hint about his plans.

“I can’t wait to see him back in the building, man,” Kelce said. “He’s one of my favorite coaches of all-time, one of my favorite people of all time. I’ve had so many unbelievable growing moments under him as a player, as a person, and I just love the guy. And it’s gonna be awesome to see him back in the building and see him back wearing the Chiefs logo, baby.”

Kansas City Chiefs GM Brett Veach may lose his right-hand man for the second consecutive offseason | A to Z Sports

As first reported by NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Atlanta Falcons have requested an interview with Chiefs assistant GM Mike Bradway for their general manager vacancy. This comes after Atlanta fired GM Terry Fontenot and HC Raheem Morris when the team failed to reach the playoffs for the 2025 NFL season.

Bradway first joined the Chiefs in 2018 as the team’s Assistant Director of Player Personnel. He spent three seasons in that role before he was promoted to Senior Director of Player Personnel. After four seasons in that role, Bradway was promoted to his current position, assistant GM, replacing the aforementioned Mike Borgonzi, who left for Tennessee.

Bradway isn’t just a Brett Veach guy; he’s also an Andy Reid guy. Prior to his time in Kansas City, Bradway spent 10 seasons from 2008 through 2017 with the Philadelphia Eagles, with roles ranging from area and regional scout to Assistant Director of College Scouting.

Most disappointing Kansas City Chiefs seasons since 2000 | ABC 17 News

Stacker compiled a list featuring the most disappointing Kansas City Chiefs seasons since 2000 using data from Pro Football Reference. Each season was selected based on the number of wins by which the team underperformed its preseason over/under for that season. Ties were broken via the lowest preseason over/under.

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