Ravens Hire Coach Todd Monken; Commanders Favorites for Eric Bieniemy?

The Washington Commanders' path to hire Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy got a whole lot easier after the Baltimore Ravens hired Todd Monken.

Jeremy Brener | Feb 14, 2023

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The offensive coordinator free agent pool lost another member Tuesday morning after the Baltimore Ravens hired Georgia offensive coordinator Todd Monken to replace Greg Roman in the same position.

By going with Monken, the Ravens have bowed out of the Eric Bieniemy sweepstakes and the Washington Commanders appear to be the favorite for his services.

Bieniemy, 53, recently won his second ring with the Kansas City Chiefs as their offensive coordinator. He's led the offense every year since Patrick Mahomes was named the starter and the unit has been in the top 5 since Bieniemy took over for Matt Nagy in 2018.

Now a free agent, Bieniemy has drawn interest from several teams, including the Ravens and Commanders as an offensive coordinator and the Indianapolis Colts as a head coach.

But with the Ravens and Colts going in different directions, the Commanders appear to be the last man standing.

The Commanders have interviewed eight different candidates, but have been patient in their search to talk to Bieniemy, who has been busy with leading the Chiefs in the playoffs for the past month or so. Now that the job is complete, he can look towards his future.

While there's always the possibility that Bieniemy signs another contract with the Chiefs, he only signed a one-year deal last offseason, possibly because Kansas City doesn't want to keep him.

Head coach Andy Reid has praised Bieniemy publicly and knows the idea of him leaving the Chiefs is a real one.

"Eric Bieniemy has been tremendous for us and I think tremendous for the National Football League,'' Chiefs coach Andy Reid said via ESPN. "I'm hoping he has an opportunity to go somewhere and do his thing where he can run the show and be Eric Bieniemy.''

Could that somewhere be Washington? It's certainly looking like it.

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Published Feb 14, 2023

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.