The Giants resumed their head coaching search on Saturday interviewing Chiefs offensive co-ordinator Eric Bieniemy.
After firing coach Pat Shurmur on Monday, the Giants met with Dallas assistant coach Kris Richard on Thursday, former Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarty on Friday and now Bieniemy.
Giants co-owner John Mara, general manager Dave Gettleman and vice-president of football operations Kevin Abrams handled the interview in Kansas City. Bieniemy has been on the Chiefs staff for seven years, the last two as co-ordinator of a high-scoring offence featuring Patrick Mahomes. This season, the Chiefs ranked fifth in the NFL in points per game and sixth in yards per game .A former NFL running back, Bieniemy was hired as the Chiefs running backs coach in Andy Reid’s first year in Kansas City. From 2013-15, he mentored Jamaal Charles, who became the leading rusher in franchise history with 7,260 yards.
Bieniemy also has worked for the Minnesota Vikings. He had two stints at the University of Colorado and worked at UCLA. He started his coaching career at Thomas Jefferson High School in Colorado in 2000, one year after his final season as a player. Bieniemy was drafted in 1999 by the Chargers, where he played four seasons and appeared in a Super Bowl in 1994. He also played four seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals and one year with the Philadelphia Eagles in Reid’s first season as coach.
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