The Kansas City Chiefs have selected offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy and Senior Director of Pro Scouting Tim Terry to represent the club for a new coaching and front office accelerator program at league meetings next week.
The NFL will descend upon Atlanta, Georgia for the spring league meetings next week. From May 23-24, Bieniemy and Terry will take part in the NFL’s new accelerator program which seeks to bring diverse coaching and front office candidates together for leadership development and networking opportunities.
“The NFL is committed to diversity and inclusion, and this program is the latest in a series of steps designed to improve our hiring practices and create opportunities for advancement,” said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, via press release. “The program helps ensure that clubs receive exposure to high-performing, up-and-coming NFL talent and candidates get a chance to learn the business on a working level from team owners and executives.”
“I think the Accelerator is some of the most important work the League and our committee will do all year because the potential of the program is exponential,” said Owner and Chairman, Blank Family of Businesses Arthur Blank, via press release. “It’s an unprecedented opportunity for emerging leaders, owners and team leadership to get to know each other better over these two days, and the relationships formed in this setting will be integral to future hiring cycles.”
One of the most important pieces of this new program is getting each of these candidates time spent networking directly with club owners, something that really didn’t happen prior to this new venture. The league hopes it will help fortify a diverse pipeline of front office executives and head-coaching candidates.
