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FOX's Emmanuel Acho to Eric Bieniemy: Coaching Commanders 'Dumbest Thing' You Can Do

The Washington Commanders are hiring Eric Bieniemy as an assistant head coach and offensive coordinator. But many outside the organization are criticizing the move.

Jeremy Brener

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The Washington Commanders are hiring Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy as the team's assistant head coach.

After winning two Super Bowls and consistently leading one of the league's best offenses for the past five years in Kansas City, Bieniemy's contract expired with the Chiefs and the Commanders jumped on the opportunity to add him.

While the Commanders are thrilled about adding Bieniemy to the staff, many outside the organization aren't fond of the move, including FOX Sports' Emmanuel Acho.

In a Twitter video rant, Acho said that coaching the Commanders was "the dumbest thing he can do."

Acho also explains that other members coaching in the Andy Reid coaching tree, specifically Doug Pederson and Matt Nagy (who's replacing Bieniemy in Kansas City as offensive coordinator) have gone on to head coaching positions, but Bieniemy has not.

Despite interviewing for 14 teams over the past three seasons for a promotion, Bieniemy has fallen short of being hired to a promotion. And many of the coaches Bieniemy has been passed up for have been Caucasian, while Bieniemy is Black. 

Acho explains that his move to Washington won't change his resume or his Blackness, so why leave the defending Super Bowl champions to coach the middling Commanders?

There could be more behind the scenes that outsiders aren't privy to that explains his reasoning to leave Kansas City. 

But as of today, Bieniemy is the new assistant head coach of the Commanders, hoping to replicate similar success that he had with the Chiefs in hopes of one day finally securing that lucrative head coaching role, even if it is the "dumbest thing" he can do.

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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.

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