The Kansas City Chiefs didn’t wait for too long to find their new offensive coordinator after Eric Bieniemy left to take the same position with the Washington Commanders. The franchise announced on Friday that they filled the OC position with former Chicago Bears head coach Matt Naggy.
Naggy spent the 2022 season as the Chiefs’ quarterbacks coach and senior offensive assistant. This will be his second stint as offensive coordinator in Kansas City after holding the same position in 2016 and 2017.
The Chiefs were one of the best offenses in the league in the past five years, with Bieniemy as OC. But despite the success he had with the franchise, including winning two Super Bowl titles, Bieniemy opted to join the Commanders. His decision was motivated by the fact that he would be able to run his own offense and call plays in Washington, something he wasn’t able to do in Kansas City.
Matt Nagy started his coaching career in NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles, serving in various roles on head coach Andy Reid’s staff. When Reid left the Eagles in 2013 and took over the Chiefs, Nagy followed him as quarterbacks coach and was later promoted to the OC role.
Ahead of the 2018 NFL season, Nagy was hired as the Chicago Bears’ head coach. He found immediate success with the Bears, leading them to a 12-4 record and an NFC North title in his first season in charge. However, he was unable to maintain this success in the following years and was fired after posting a 6-11 record in 2021.
