Elijah Bieniemy — the son of Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy — will not appear in court until undergoing a mental-health competency evaluation, per court records. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementIn a court filing, Elijah's public defender argued that Elijah "appears to suffer from significant mental health issues" and "does not appear able to assist in his own defense at the present time," per The Athletic. Elijah's public defender filed for two motions, one of which — a request for a mental-health competency evaluation — was granted. The other motion — a request for a mental-health evaluation — was temporarily withdrawn, per The Athletic. Due to the evaluation, the judge set Elijah's preliminary hearing for Sept. 9.