NewzThe couple's son was arrested and charged with the shooting Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy returned to the team Monday after a two-week absence following the shooting of his wife. Bieniemy's son Elijah, 27, has been charged in the shooting.
Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy returned to the field Monday, joining the rest of the team at training camp in St. Joseph for the first time since his wife was shot. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy returned to the team Monday for his first training camp practice since his wife was shot at their Virginia home and the couple’s 27-year-old son was arrested in the shooting.
Bieniemy was greeted by a handful of fans as he walked down the long hill to the fields at Missouri Western State University, where the Chiefs hold camp. Then he jumped right into his first practice since Mia Bieniemy was shot the evening of July 26. “It was good to have EB back, back in full.
I don’t think he missed a snap he was out there,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. “Listen, I was talking to him several times a day. The primary thing is that Mia is stable, that she’s doing well.” Elijah Bieniemy has been charged with malicious wounding, the use of a firearm in commission of a felony and discharge of a firearm inside a dwelling.
His court appearances have been delayed pending a mental health evaluation. Eric Bieniemy, who returned to the Chiefs earlier this year, had been staying in touch with Reid and the rest of the staff, and had been watching streams of some practices. In one case, he called Chiefs manager Brett Veach — who was sitting next to Reid — and asked him to hand over the phone, then proceeded to tell the head coach a point of instruction for a running back.
“It was great to have him back out there. Everybody was glad to see him,” Reid said. “I think once you start going, then you’re going.
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