The Kansas City Chiefs are in need of a new running backs coach for the 2021 NFL season and beyond. Chiefs running backs coach of the past three seasons, Deland McCullough, has been hired as the new running backs coach and associate head coach with the Indiana Hoosiers.
Fan reactions to McCullough’s departure were for the team to hire former Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles, but with little coaching experience that seems like an unlikely scenario. Another common reaction was to point to former Philadelphia Eagles running backs coach Duce Staley, who was coached by Andy Reid during his playing days. He was also a special teams assistant while Reid was there. Unfortunately, Staley just took a job as assistant head coach and running backs coach with the Detroit Lions.
So where will Kansas City look to find their next running backs coach? Here are four replacement options from outside of the organization that make a lot of sense for the team: