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KC Chiefs will interview Deland McCullough to coach running backs | The Kansas City Star

The Chiefs will interview Deland McCullough for their vacant running backs coach position, a source told The Star on Thursday.

The position became available when Eric Bieniemy, who has served in the role since 2013, was promoted to offensive coordinator on Wednesday.

McCullough, 45, spent the 2017 season as the running backs coach at USC, where he helped guide junior Ronald Jones II to a 1,550-yard season in which he also rushed for 19 touchdowns.

Before USC, McCullough spent six seasons as the running backs coach at Indiana, where his backs broke 19 school rushing records, including most rushing yards in a season (3,163) and most rushing yards per game (263.