{"id":692169,"date":"2026-01-20T22:09:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T22:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/692169\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T22:09:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T22:09:21","slug":"chiefs-reportedly-fire-another-coach-as-andy-reid-rebuilds-staff-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/692169\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs reportedly fire another coach as Andy Reid rebuilds staff for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Kansas City Chiefs want 2026 to be different, which is why Andy Reid didn\u2019t hesitate making tough decisions this offseason, changing his coaching staff for next year. Not only are they hiring new coaches\u2014including snatching a Super Bowl champion coach from Shedeur Sanders\u2019 Cleveland Browns<\/a>\u2014but the Chiefs are also making firings to make room for new arrivals.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Arrowhead Corner reported on X that the Chiefs are parting ways with assistant running backs coach Mark DeLeone, with Tucker D. Franklin noting that DeLeone is no longer under coaching staff on the Chiefs\u2019 official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Running backs coach Todd Pinkston doesn\u2019t appear on that section either, just like wide receivers coach Connor Embree\u2014who was reportedly fired by the Chiefs<\/a> a few weeks ago. Reid is expected to have new people overseeing the RBs room in 2026.<\/p>\n

Mark DeLeone\u2019s experience prior to working with Chiefs RBs<\/p>\n

The Chiefs\u2019 running game left a lot to be desired in 2025, and having DeLeone in that area was shocking, to say the least. Until last season, the 38-year-old had spent his entire coaching career working on the defensive side of the ball.<\/p>\n

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Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid.<\/p>\n

Prior to returning to Kansas City in this new role last year, DeLeone served as inside linebackers coach for the Baltimore Ravens (2024), Detroit Lions (2021), Chicago Bears (2019-20), and even the Chiefs (2018).<\/p>\n

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see also<\/p>\n

Andy Reid and Chiefs may have found a way to convince Travis Kelce to postpone retirement in 2026<\/p>\n

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His previous jobs in Kansas City were also on defense, serving as defensive quality control coach in Reid\u2019s first three years at the helm (2013-15) before switching to assistant linebackers coach (2016-17). Therefore, it wasn\u2019t exactly a surprise to see the Chiefs RBs struggle in 2025, and now Reid<\/a> is trying to fix the situation.<\/p>\n

More staff changes for Reid in Kansas City<\/p>\n

Surprisingly, Matt Nagy continues to appear on the Chiefs\u2019 website despite the fact that his contract as offensive coordinator is up. Either way, the Chiefs seem to have finally moved on from Nagy to reunite with another Super Bowl champion.<\/a> <\/p>\n

Monday was a busy day in Kansas City, with NFL media reporting that Eric Bieniemy is expected to return as offensive coordinator. This signals that the Chiefs have definitely turned the page on Nagy<\/a>, who is still a candidate for different head coaching openings around the NFL.<\/p>\n

With Chad O\u2019Shea taking over as WRs coach, Bieniemy returning as OC and DeLeone among multiple departures, Reid\u2019s coaching staff will look different enough for Chiefs fans to notice. We\u2019ll have to wait and see whether this translates into better results than last year.<\/p>\n

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