MIAMI — He went into detail with the media at the Super Bowl about the depth of the Kansas City Chiefs’ receivers, the improvement of running back Damien Williams and the overall excellence of quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
But Eric Bieniemy knew what was coming: A lot of questions about Eric Bieniemy.
For the second consecutive January, the NFL head-coaching carousel stopped without Bieniemy, the Chiefs’ offensive coordinator, finding a chair, outraging his players and colleagues and calling into question the effectiveness of “The Rooney Rule,” which requires teams to interview at least one minority candidate for head-coaching openings.