By MATT PIKE
After a disappointing 6-11 season in which the Kansas City Chiefs missed the playoffs for the first time since 2012, the organization has made several changes to its coaching staff alongside the hiring of new offensive coordinator Eric Bienemy.
The Chiefs announced five new coaching hires, headlined by former NFL rushing champion DeMarco Murray as running backs coach. He replaces Todd Pinkston, who was fired following the disappointing season in which the Chiefs ranked 25th in rushing offense last season. Murray spent the past six seasons coaching with the Oklahoma Sooners after a seven-year NFL career that included a 2014 Offensive Player of the Year award with the Dallas Cowboys.
Chad O'Shea returns to Kansas City, where he began his NFL career as a volunteer assistant in 2003. He joins as a wide receivers coach after previous NFL stints with the New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins and Cleveland Browns. Terry Bradden Jr. was named assistant defensive line coach, while Nate Pagan and CJ Cox fill offensive and defensive quality control roles, respectively.
The Chiefs have the ninth overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, their highest selection since taking offensive tackle Eric Fisher first overall in 2013. Where Kansas City could go with that pick remains up in the air with the NFL Combine and pro days still to go before the NFL Draft at the end of April. Many mock drafts project the Chiefs adding to the defensive line, while some do look at the running back position with Jeremiah Love from Ohio State being the favorite.
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