Now that all 32 NFL teams have a head coach again, it’s time for them to start filling out the rest of their coaching staff. The Kansas City Chiefs didn’t make a head coaching change this offseason, but they did watch Matt Nagy leave to become the new offensive coordinator/playcaller of the New York Giants.
The Chiefs have since re-hired Eric Bieniemy away from the Chicago Bears to be their offensive coordinator again. Now, Bieniemy has a new running backs coach too, and he’s surely familiar with his game as a former NFL RB himself.
According to NFL insider Jordan Schultz, the Chiefs have hired former NFL All-Pro running back DeMarco Murray to be their new running backs coach.
Murray enjoyed a seven-year playing career that included three Pro Bowl appearances while spending time with the Cowboys, Eagles, and Titans. Once his career wrapped up after the 2017 season, Murray reappeared in football as the running backs coach at Arizona.
A year later, he got what some might describe as his dream job, coaching running backs at his alma mater, Oklahoma. After spending the past six seasons with the Sooners, the Chiefs are giving Murray his first opportunity to coach in the NFL, and he’s still just 38 years old.
If he does well, chances are we’ll continue seeing Murray’s ascension up the coaching ladder, and joining the Chiefs gives him a strong platform to work from.
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