Andy Reid is calling fake news on rumors he and Patrick Mahomes had a rift with offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy.
Reid, at the NFL combine in Indianapolis, denied rumors that circulated when it was unclear Bieniemy would return to the team for 2022.
“This whole thing with Eric Bieniemy that’s been written has gotten kind of fabricated,” Reid told reporters. “We were on vacation and over the two weeks, I came back, and all of a sudden, it was that I didn’t like Eric and Eric didn’t like me and Pat Mahomes and everybody else. That’s not the case. We all get along good, and I’m glad he’s back with us and rolling.”
Reid said it was uncertain Bieniemy would return because of potential head coaching candidacy.
“I thought he’d potentially get a head coaching job, which I would have been happy with, too, but that’s not how it worked out,” Reid said.
In February, the “Chiefs Kingdom Editorial Board” wrote on a Medium page there was animosity between Mahomes and Bieniemy. The story has since been taken down.