Eric Bieniemy has officially been introduced as the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator of the Washington Commanders.
Speaking with ESPN reporter John Keim after his introductory press conference, Bieniemy was asked about the recent provocative comments made by former Kansas City Chiefs RB LeSean McCoy. In 2019, McCoy played under Bieniemy. McCoy cited his experiences while making an argument for why Bieniemy will fail in Washington.
With a new job in front of him, Bieniemy took the high road in his response to those comments.
“LeSean McCoy is a future Hall of Fame runner,” Bieniemy said. “Everybody is entitled to their own comments and how they feel. When it’s all said and done with I think that’s all I have to say because he’s entitled to his own opinion. That’s life. You have good and you have bad. It does not impact me in any way because one thing that you learn when you’re this position, you have to learn to eliminate distractions, alright? My job is to focus on the now. Everything outside these walls has no impact on Eric Bieniemy moving forward.”
Right now, Bieniemy is focused on the task at hand. As much as Bieniemy likely hopes to prove McCoy wrong, his comments are nothing more than a distraction, and one that doesn’t glorify much of a response at that.
