QB emergency? Chiefs unlikely to face 49ers catastrophe if Patrick ….
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The NFC championship game was a cautionary tale to NFL teams, particularly those vying for a title, about the risks of having only two quarterbacks active on game day.
However, if catastrophe befalls the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in Super Bowl 57, they have a plethora of emergency quarterback options – so many, that it’s not immediately clear who would take snaps if presumptive MVP Patrick Mahomes and his, backup, Chad Henne, were unable to go. Obviously, that would be a worst-case scenario. But at least the AFC champs might become so wildly unpredictable that it could keep them in a game – at least temporarily.
QB emergency? Chiefs unlikely to face 49ers catastrophe if Patrick ….
Among Kansas City’s choices:
► All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce, who played quarterback in high school and briefly at the University of Cincinnati. He’s only completed one of three regular-season passes in the NFL and was intercepted once. But Kelce did throw a touchdown in a playoff blowout of the Pittsburgh Steelers last season.
► Tight end Blake Bell, who was QB1 for the University of Oklahoma in 2013 and threw 12 TDs. He has not thrown a pass in his eight-year NFL career.
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► Running back Jerick “Jet” McKinnon, who played several positions in college at Georgia Southern, quarterback being one. He’s thrown one pass during his nine-year NFL career.
► Tight end Noah Gray, who’s only thrown one pass since high school – an 11-yard completion for Duke in 2020 – but did manage 21 TD passes as a junior for Leominster (Massachusetts) High School.
QB emergency? Chiefs unlikely to face 49ers catastrophe if Patrick ….
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The NFC championship game was a cautionary tale to NFL teams, particularly those vying for a title, about the risks of having only two quarterbacks active on game day.
However, if catastrophe befalls the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in Super Bowl 57, they have a plethora of emergency quarterback options – so many, that it’s not immediately clear who would take snaps if presumptive MVP Patrick Mahomes and his, backup, Chad Henne, were unable to go. Obviously, that would be a worst-case scenario. But at least the AFC champs might become so wildly unpredictable that it could keep them in a game – at least temporarily.
QB emergency? Chiefs unlikely to face 49ers catastrophe if Patrick ….
Among Kansas City’s choices:
► All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce, who played quarterback in high school and briefly at the University of Cincinnati. He’s only completed one of three regular-season passes in the NFL and was intercepted once. But Kelce did throw a touchdown in a playoff blowout of the Pittsburgh Steelers last season.
► Tight end Blake Bell, who was QB1 for the University of Oklahoma in 2013 and threw 12 TDs. He has not thrown a pass in his eight-year NFL career.
READ MORE:Patrick Mahomes Shares Heartfelt Message to Tom Brady in ….
► Running back Jerick “Jet” McKinnon, who played several positions in college at Georgia Southern, quarterback being one. He’s thrown one pass during his nine-year NFL career.
► Tight end Noah Gray, who’s only thrown one pass since high school – an 11-yard completion for Duke in 2020 – but did manage 21 TD passes as a junior for Leominster (Massachusetts) High School.
