Chiefs are dipping into college ranks for next running backs coach
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- Chiefs plan to hire DeMarco Murray as running backs coach, per report.
- Murray moves from Oklahoma staff after college stint and NFL playing career.
- Team seeks rushing improvement after finishing 25th in yards and 18th in TDs.
The Chiefs are set to hire DeMarco Murray as their running backs coach, a source confirmed to The Star.
Murray, a former NFL Offensive Player of the Year, will replace Todd Pinkston, who was released by the Chiefs last month.
After his seven-year NFL playing career with the Cowboys, Eagles and Titans, Murray sat out a football season and spent one year on the University of Arizona’s staff before moving to Oklahoma, his alma mater.
At OU, Murray served under Lincoln Riley and Brent Venables. The Sooners are coming off a 10-3 season that ended with a first-round loss in the College Football Playoff.
Murray played four seasons at Oklahoma and rushed for 50 touchdowns in his career.
The Chiefs ranked 25th in rushing yards and 18th in rushing touchdowns last season. Kareem Hunt led the Chiefs with 611 rushing yards and eight touchdowns.
Murray will be working with offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, who has returned to the Chiefs after working on head coach Andy Reid’s staff from 2013-22.
This story was originally published February 12, 2026 at 5:00 AM.