Chiefs QBs Coach Mike Kafka Also Drawing Interest For Head-Coaching Jobs

Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy isn’t the only offensive coach for Kansas City drawing head-coaching interest this offseason.

According to Schefter, Chiefs QBs coach passing game coordinator Mike Kafka also is coveted and expected to be in the mix for a head-coaching job in the coming weeks.

Bieniemy is considered one of the top coaching candidates this time around and the expectation is that he will land a job.

Kafka was an in-house candidate to take over the Chiefs’ offense. However, it sounds like there’s at least enough interest in him right now that he could already be in position to get a head-coaching job before ever working as an offensive coordinator.

Kafka, 33, is a former fourth-round pick of the Eagles back in 2010. Kafka played for a number of teams including the Patriots, Jaguars, and Buccaneers, Vikings, Titans and most recently for the Bengals back in 2015.

Kafka worked for Northwestern as an offensive graduate assistant in 2016 before agreeing to take over as the Chiefs’ offensive quality control coach in 2017. Kansas City promoted him to QB coach in 2018 before promoting him to QBs Coach/Passing Game Coordinator this past March.