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Travis Kelce has not revealed whether he will play next season, but he did reveal his excitement over the reported hiring of the Kansas City Chiefs’ offensive coordinator.
The Chiefs rehired Eric Bieniemy as their offensive coordinator for his second stint with the team, according to multiple reports, and Kelce was excited about it.
Bieniemy was the Chiefs’ running backs coach from 2013 to 2017 and the team’s offensive coordinator from 2018 to 2022. The 56-year-old coach spent last season with the Chicago Bears as running backs coach.
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Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) warms up before the game against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Nov. 27, 2025. (Kevin Jairaj/Image Images)
“I think it’s great, I think it’s a marriage that’s going to pick up right where it left off. EB and who he is as a coach, you can see his personality and what he brings to that Chicago team, I know Ben Johnson has his own version of that, he’s a very tough guy, and what he did in Detroit he brought that too, and you can see those running backs in Chicago and his work was definitely an Eric Bienemy style of football, man.” Kelce said during a recent episode of “New Heights.”
Bieniemy left the Chiefs after 2022 and spent one season as the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator of the Washington Commanders in 2023. After one season with the Commanders, Bieniemy went to UCLA for one season, where he was also the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator, before returning to the NFL with the Bears.
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Travis Kelce (87) of the Kansas City Chiefs greets former Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, right, now running backs coach for the Chicago Bears, along with Andy Reid, head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, left, before the NFL preseason game between the Chicago Bears and the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on August 22, 2025. (David Eulitt/Getty Images)
The Bears had a strong running attack, led by D’Andre Swift and rookie Kyle Monangai. In 16 games, Swift had 1,087 rushing yards with nine touchdowns, while Monangai had 783 rushing yards with five touchdowns in 17 games.
Kelce, who had some of the best seasons of his career with Bieniemy as offensive coordinator, is excited to see him back in the building.
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Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce pauses before the start of an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders in Las Vegas on Jan. 4, 2026. (David Becker/AP Photo)
“I can’t wait to see him back in the building, man, he’s one of my favorite coaches of all time, one of my favorite people of all time,” Kelce said. “I’ve had so many incredible moments of growth under him as a player, as a person, and I just love the guy, and it’s going to be awesome to see him back in the building and see him back wearing the Chiefs logo, baby.”
Kelce said earlier this month after the Chiefs’ season ended that he would take some time before deciding on his playing future. If he decides to come back and stay with the Chiefs, he will have one of his favorite coaches back with him.
