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Eric Bieniemy had better learn to ration his booming voice.

It was one thing when the running back-turned-assistant coach could spend an entire 3-hour practice barking at the running backs Durham Smythe Color Rush Jersey , a handful of players under his direct supervision. It's quite another now that he's in charge of dozens of players on the Kansas City Chiefs' offense.

But that in-your-face intensity is also a big reason why Bieniemy has quickly risen through the coaching ranks, from running backs coach at his alma mater, Colorado, to offensive coordinator in the NFL.

So don't expect him to turn the volume down anytime soon.

"The biggest thing Coach Bieniemy will bring to our offense is his intensity," said Chiefs running back Spencer Ware, who has worked closely under him the past couple seasons. "If you look at his resume and the players he's coached and the way they play football, each and every play they get out there on the field 鈥?having an entire offense with that same mentality is pretty exciting."

Pretty intimidating, too.

Bieniemy carries a presence on the practice field that looms much larger than his stout frame. When he speaks, people listen 鈥?mostly because the volume is so high.

Quite frankly, it's hard to ignore.

"I just joked with him out here, he's having to walk around now. He isn't coaching just one position," Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. "He has to grind on everybody. That takes a little bit of getting used to. He did a nice job of figure all that during minicamps and that."

Reid has always thought highly of Bieniemy, who joined his initial staff as the running backs coach in Kansas City. But the fact that he elevated Bieniemy to offensive coordinator after watching Matt Nagy take over the head job in Chicago speaks volumes about Reid's belief in his assistant's ability.

Never before has he had an offensive coordinator who played anything but quarterback.

There was Rod Dowhower in the early years in Philadelphia, and Brad Childress and Marty Mornhinweg had backgrounds with the most mentally demanding position on the field. Doug Pederson became Reid's first offensive coordinator in Kansas City before taking the Eagles' top job and parlaying some of what he learned during his time with the Chiefs into a Super Bowl title this past season.

It makes sense, too. The quarterback is the only player on offense who must know everybody's job on every play. That's why so many of them successfully transition to coaching.

Bieniemy has shown a similar aptitude, though. The Chiefs have always used their running backs in the passing game, so he's had a hand in that part of the scheme Sean Lee Cowboys Jersey , and his success in helping Kareem Hunt go from unheralded and overlooked draft pick to NFL rushing champion was hard to ignore.

"He brings a certain detail to the offense that I think that we really need," first-year quarterback Patrick Mahomes II said, "and it's something that he stays detailed and he stays on you and he makes sure you're doing the right things, and I feel like it'll help me a ton as this year goes along."

Over time, Pederson and Nagy were given carte blanche with the offense, and there's a good chance Bieniemy will earn that latitude as well. But for now, he'll work hand-in-hand with Reid and quarterbacks coach Mike Kafka in orchestrating what could be one of the league's top offenses.

The Chiefs have surrounded Mahomes with plenty of weapons: Hunt in the backfield, Travis Kelce at tight end, and wide receiver Sammy Watkins joining speedster Tyreek Hill as downfield threats.

In other words, they've also given Bieniemy the tools necessary to succeed.

"This is actually a unique position because I get to touch every position on the offensive side of the ball," he said. "It's a unique situation to be in."

NOTES: The Chiefs released WR Elijah Marks and signed DT Mike Purcell. ... Hunt did individual work but was held out of team drills Friday to rest his hamstring, which bothered him during the summer. ... LB Reggie Ragland (knee), CB Ashton Lampkin (knee) and FS Armani Watts (ankle) did not practice.

ESPN is set to make a major trade this weekend: LeBron for Lucio. Brady for Bastion. Serena for Soldier: 76.

North America’s biggest sports platform is ready to embrace competitive gaming, and it’s wagering that traditional sports fans are, too.

The Overwatch League, an esports circuit with teams in three continents, will broadcast its inaugural championship live in prime time on ESPN this Friday Authentic Jonathan Cooper Jersey , with the Philadelphia Fusion facing the London Spitfire. It will be the first time Disney’s marquee sports channel carries competitive gaming in that slot, and it’s likely to do more over the course of a two-year deal signed with Overwatch this month.

It’s a major achievement for Overwatch, a first-person shooter from Blizzard Entertainment, and the latest indicator that esports are ready to edge into the American mainstream. The industry has converted a number of notable believers in recent years, including Overwatch franchise investors like New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, New York Mets COO Jeff Wilpon and Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke.

Esports have been a popular pastime elsewhere for decades, most notably in South Korea. But are North American audiences really ready to invest their time and money into watching other people play video games? It’s a billion dollar question, literally – market analyst Newzoo projects the industry will do $1.7 billion in revenue by 2021.

For those who can’t tell a D.Va Bomb from a Whole Hog, here is some of what you should know before video games jump from the PC to prime time.

WHAT ARE ESPORTS?

Video gamers have been competing for digital supremacy dating to Pong and Pac-Man, but competitive gaming these days is eschewing high scores in favor of multiplayer battles. First-person shooters, strategy games and battle royales have become the industry preference, with esports athletes competing either as individuals or teams to eliminate opponents and achieve objectives – think capture the flag, but usually with a twist. Although many gamers enjoy playing on Xbox or Playstation, most competitive esports are played on PCs. League of Legends, DOTA 2, Counter Strike and Overwatch have been the most popular esport titles in recent years.

WHAT IS OVERWATCH?

Overwatch is a first-person shooter released by Blizzard in 2016 with esports in mind. It features teams of six players competing to protect designated zones from enemy capture or safely move payloads across intricate maps. Players can choose from 27 characters – like Lucio, a roller-blading DJ whose music can harm opponents and heal allies Shaquem Griffin Jersey Seahawks , or Bastion, a robotic tank that can turn itself into a devastating sentry gun.

Each game takes roughly 10 minutes, and Overwatch League matches include five games. The first team to win two matches in the Grand Finals will be crowned champion.

WHY ARE ROBERT KRAFT AND JEFF WILPON INTERESTED IN THE OVERWATCH LEAGUE?

Traditional sports investors like Kraft and Wilpon have seen huge financial potential in esports for a while, but both held off on purchasing franchises until springing for Overwatch clubs in 2016. Blizzard convinced them to buy in by re-imagining the esports scene, mostly by giving the Overwatch League a structure familiar to North American sports fans.

Esports circuits in Asia and Europe have generally been club-based, with teams at risk of relegating into lesser leagues. The Overwatch League instead is using permanent city-based franchises – just like the NFL or NBA – but on a global scale. Currently, the league has 12 teams across three continents, and it’s planning expansion for Season Two.

The city-based structure was attractive to sports traditionalists, which is what led Kraft and Wilpon to own franchises in Boston and New York, respectively. Investors also liked the league’s generous revenue sharing system.

ARE ESPORTS ACTUALLY SPORTS?

It depends who you ask, and frankly, it’s not clear that it matters.

”It’s a good semantics argument,” Philadelphia Fusion president Tucker Roberts said. ”Honestly, yes.”

Video games do require physical skill. Even across the Overwatch League, there’s a spectrum of natural abilities, with some players boasting better reactions and coordination. Overwatch is also heavy on teamwork and strategy. People in the industry like to compare esports to darts, billiards or chess.

”There’s a difference between a sport being like Josey Jewell Color Rush Jersey , the most athletic sport, sure,” Roberts said. ”But I think the bigger question isn’t the semantics of whether they’re a sport. It’s about, what does it mean to be a competition and how high are the stakes of the competition? I think the players on our team, I know, work harder than any athlete I’ve ever met.”

For the industry, the argument only matters insofar as it affects visibility. If traditional sports giants like ESPN are on board, who cares what you call them?

WHY DOES ESPN WANT IN?

For one, ESPN’s definition of sports can get flimsy. The network has showcased events like the Scripps National Spelling Bee, the World Series of Poker and the Drum Corps International championships. ESPN has also aired soccer and football video game competitions in the past, just never live in prime time.

There’s good reason to think people will tune in. While video game viewing might be a novel concept domestically, it’s quite common in some other markets. For instance, South Korea has entire television networks dedicated to esports, and gaming events there routinely draw tens of thousands of attendees. Korean esports stars live lavish, celebrity lifestyles, with top players achieving.