Chiefs Coach’s Son Allegedly Shoots His Mother, Arrested in Virginia

Kansas City Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy's 57-year-old wife Mia was shot by their son Elijah.

Chiefs Coach’s Son Allegedly Shoots His Mother, Arrested in Virginia

Eric Bieniemy (Image via Yahoo Sports)

Tragedy struck the Bieniemy house on Monday. Mia Bieniemy was allegedly shot by her son. Mia Bieniemy is the wife of Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy.

57-year-old Mia Bieniemy, wife of Chiefs offensive signal-caller Eric Bieniemy, was shot by their 27-year-old son, Elijah Zion Bieniemy, at the family’s home in Loudoun County, Virginia. Mia Bieniemy has been hospitalized and was treated for “serious injuries” from multiple gunshot wounds.

According to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, Elijah was arrested and charged with malicious wounding. He is currently held without bond at a detention center in Loudoun County.

Not much is known about Eric Bieniemy and Mia Bieniemy’s marriage. They have kept their private life away from the limelight. Besides Elijah, they also have another son named Eric Bieniemy III.

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Kansas City Chiefs head coach reacted to the Bieniemy family tragedy

Eric Bieniemy coached the Chiefs quarterbacks and rookies the first two days of training camp at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph. However, Bieniemy returned to Virginia after hearing the news and was subsequently absent from Monday’s practice.

Chiefs Coach's Son Allegedly Shoots His Mother, Arrested in Virginia
#87 Travis Kelce and Eric Bieniemy (Image via NFL.com)

Head coach Andy Reid reacted to the shooting after Monday’s practice. Reid said via Nate Taylor of ESPN:

Our hearts go out to Eric Bieniemy. Mia is stable, which is a plus. We all love EB, and you hate seeing those things happen… We’ll just see how things go. This is real life [and] you take care of that. She’s a saint, one of God’s good blessings. But things happen.

The Chiefs hired Bieniemy in the offseason after Matt Nagy stepped down as the offensive coordinator. Bieniemy has signed a multi-year contract with the Chiefs.

Travis Kelce makes his feelings clear about Eric Bieniemy

Bieniemy first joined the Chiefs in 2013. After spending four years as running backs coach, he took over as the offensive signal-caller in 2018 when Patrick Mahomes became the Chiefs’ starting quarterback. The Chiefs won two Super Bowls before Bieniemy took the same job with the Washington Commanders.

During Bieniemy’s first stint with KC, he helped Travis Kelce discover his true potential and establish himself as one of the greatest tight ends in league history.

Kelce only has love and respect for the 56-year-old. He also called EB “one of my favorite coaches of all time.” The Instagram account “Kelce Brothers” shared a message of support for coach EB.

Sending our thoughts to Eric Bieniemy and his family right now… That’s the Eric we’re thinking of today, the one who helped shape a Hall of Fame career and became family in the process. Wishing Eric, Mia, and their whole family strength and healing.

Bieniemy left Washington after just one season and returned to UCLA—he coached the Bruins RB room from 2003 to 2005 during his first spell. His stay in college lasted just one season before the Chicago Bears appointed him as their RBs coach.

Under his mentorship, seventh-round rookie rusher Kyle Monangai established himself as one of the top young RBs in the league. Bieniemy left Chicago to take the vacant OC job at KC in January 2026.

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