​The Chicago Bears are hiring longtime NFL assistant Eric Bieniemy to coach running backs, a source confirmed to ESPN.  Read More  Breaking News

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CHICAGO — Eric Bieniemy is headed back to the NFL.

The longtime NFL assistant coach is being hired by the Chicago Bears to coach running backs, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday.

Bieniemy, 55, spent the 2024 season as the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator for the UCLA Bruins. It was his second stint at UCLA and second college football program where he served on staff (Colorado 2001 to 2002, 2011 to 2012).

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Bieniemy’s most recent NFL job was as the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator for the Washington Commanders in 2023. He previously won two Super Bowls with the Chiefs and spent the 2013-22 seasons in Kansas City where he overlapped with Bears general manager Ryan Poles.

Bieniemy also spent time on the Minnesota Vikings’ staff from 2006-10 where he coached running backs in the NFL. Bears president and CEO Kevin Warren was on staff in Minnesota at the time as the Vikings executive vice president of legal affairs and chief administrative officer.

The veteran coach is the second former coordinator that has been hired onto Ben Johnson’s staff. The Bears hired Dennis Allen as their defensive coordinator, a role he held in New Orleans from 2015-21 before he was named the Saints’ head coach.

CBS Sports first reported news of Bieniemy’s hire.

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