Eric Bieniemy and the school parted ways after just one season as offensive coordinator at UCLA.

Bieniemy’s agent, Jason Fletcher, said his plan is to always return to the NFL after a year of college football.

“Eric and UCLA parted ways today as planned. He’s still being paid by the Commanders. After interviewing for the head coaching position last year, he wanted to stay active and busy. So he decided to back up Deshaun Foster, who is.” “Like his little brother at UCLA, instead of sitting out a year, the plan was always to return to the NFL in 2025 and he’s excited about the opportunities ahead.” Fletcher said in a statement to NFL Network.

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UCLA offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy watches against the Iowa Hawkeyes during the second half of an NCAA football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)

Bieniemy, 55, was last in the NFL in 2023 when he was offensive coordinator of the Washington Commanders.

The Commanders went 4-13 last season and were 25th in points per game under Bieniemy, averaging 19.4 points per game.

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Washington Commanders offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy on the field before the game against the Dallas Cowboys at FedExField. (Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports)

Head coach Ron Rivera was fired at the end of the season and the coaching staff was fired along with him.

Bieniemy led the Kansas City Chiefs’ offense from 2018 to 2022 and became a hot name in the head coaching cycle.

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Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill (r) hugs Washington Commanders assistant head coach/offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy (l) at FedExField. (Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports)

Out of five openings in the 2022 head coaching cycle, he landed only a single head coaching interview and left the Chiefs to join the Commanders in hopes of finding success there and eventually landing a head coaching job.

UCLA went 5-7 with a 3-6 record in the Big Ten in head coach Deshaun Foster’s first season. The Bruins’ offense scored 18.4 points per game, as only eight teams in Division 1 college football scored fewer points per game than UCLA.

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