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Joe Bleymaier to help lead Chiefs offense while Eric Bieniemy is away

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    KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy will be away from the team indefinitely to focus on his family after the shooting involving his wife at their Virginia home.

Head coach Andy Reid said Monday there is no timetable for Bieniemy’s return.

“Yeah, there’s not. On these things, it’s real life. So, you take care of that, and that becomes important,” Reid said.

During Bieniemy’s absence, pass game coordinator Joe Bleymaier will help oversee the offense, and offensive line coach Andy Heck will continue to lead the run game.

“So, we’ll be able to keep it moving here. But the most important thing is that EB has an opportunity to spend some time there and take care of that business,” Reid said.

Bleymaier has been with the Chiefs since 2016, beginning as an offensive quality control coach.

He later served as pass game analyst and assistant quarterbacks coach from 2018 to 2020, and as wide receivers coach from 2021 to 2022.

He has been the team’s pass game coordinator since 2023.

Reid said the Chiefs learned about the incident Sunday evening and stressed the team’s focus is on supporting Bieniemy.

“Our hearts go out to Eric Bieniemy and his family. Thoughts and prayers are with them,” Reid said.

He added that Mia Bieniemy “is stable, which is a plus,” calling that “a positive for what it could be.”

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LAFD firefighter goes viral for in-station gourmet meals

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Click here for updates on this story    LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) -- A Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter has gone viral for his gourmet in-station recipes, gaining thousands of followers as he documents how he makes meals for his team. Scott Luft, a 36-year-old firefighter paramedic at LAFD Station 86 in Toluca Lake, says that he may have gone to culinary school if he wasn't with LAFD. "I've always been obsessed with cooking, since high school," Luft said. He says that while some of his colleagues don't enjoy cooking for the station, he loves it. Luft utilizes a Google Drive filled with hundreds of recipes, like the elote pasta salad he made while speaking with CBS LA. "When you're in charge of feeding them good food, on time, in budget, it's totally stressful for some guys," Luft said. Because of this, Luft's wife Kiley suggested that he start an Instagram cooking channel to help fellow firefighters in the kitchen. He slowly gained a following until November, when he went viral. Now, he has more than 37,000 followers and is blown away by the support."I'm realizing that cooking for a fire station is just like cooking for big families," Luft said. As a busy father of four hungry children, Luft says that he's always multitasking, even when not cooking in the station. He keeps his recipes easy and hearty, with no more than an hour and a half cook time. He says the hardest part about making his meals at the station is that when duty calls, he has to drop everything. "I always tell guys start early. Chop early. Serve before you think it's time," he said. While he's always open to suggestions from his new followers on things like recipes, food presentation and camera angles, he says his best reviews always come from his colleagues. "Scott takes really simple stuff that most of us have made and puts an incredible spin on it, every time," said Scott Lazar, a fellow LAFD firefighter. The team splits the cost of their meals, since they're not paid for by the department. For the elote pasta salad, the nearly $55 grocery bill was split six ways. "I feel like I actually am kind of a chef," Luft said. "I'm getting paid to cook, and I also get to be a fireman, which has always been a dream to me. So, I'm kind of living my dream right now."He says that his next dream is to become the Guy Fieri of fire cooks by hosting a show where he goes to fire stations around the country to taste their best meals and offer advice. I feel like I actually am kind of a chef. I'm getting paid to cook, and I also get to be a fireman, which has always been a dream to be. So I'm kind of living my dream right now.Please note: This story was provided to CNN Wire by an affiliate and does not contain original CNN reporting. This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform.
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