After 34 seasons in the NFL, Kansas City Chiefs Offensive Coordinator Bill Muir informed the club Wednesday that he will retire from coaching.
“I am excited for Bill as he moves into retirement,” Head Coach Romeo Crennel said. “I have known him for a long time and he is one of the finest coaches I’ve ever been around and an even better person. Bill is a very good friend and I have a great deal of respect for the way he worked. It was a privilege to work alongside him.”
Muir came to Kansas City as the club’s offensive line coach in 2009 and was elevated to the offensive coordinator position in 2011.
Prior to joining the Chiefs, Muir served as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for seven seasons with Tampa Bay (2002-08) and was part of a Buccaneers club that posted a 48-21 victory in Super Bowl XXXVII vs. Oakland.
While he was with Tampa Bay, the club won three division championships as the team posted a 3-2 postseason record during that time.
“It has been an honor to be a part of this great league for so long,” Muir said. “Over the years I’ve made a lot of great friends and worked with many talented players and coaches. This was a personal decision for me, the timing was right. The Chiefs are in great hands with Romeo and Scott and I wish them nothing but the best.”
Muir spent seven campaigns with the Jets (’95-01) as the club’s offensive line coach. Prior to joining the Jets, Muir spent three seasons as the offensive line coach with Philadelphia (’92-94). In three seasons with Indianapolis (’89-91), he served as assistant head coach/offensive line coach (’91) and defensive coordinator (’89-90). Before that, he tutored the offensive line with Detroit (’85-88) and New England (’82-84). He originally entered the NFL ranks in the personnel department with Tampa Bay (’78-81) where he served as a pro scout (’79-81) and a scout (’78). Muir served as the offensive line coach with Houston/Shreveport (’74-75) of the World Football League and with Orlando (’68-69) of the Continental League.
Muir also has nine years of collegiate coaching experience. He was an assistant coach at SMU (’76-77), Idaho State (’72-73), Rhode Island (’70-71), Delaware Valley (’66-67) and Susquehanna (’65). He was a standout tackle at Susquehanna and was inducted into that school’s Hall of Fame in ’90 after being named one of the school’s “Top 100” players of all-time.