The Kansas City Chiefs have one of the best quarterback situations in the NFL and that trickles down to their depth. K.C. re-signed Chad Henne on a one-year deal which practically guarantees he’ll be rostered for a fifth season with the team.
Pro Football Network’s Mike Kaye recently ranked the top-32 backup quarterbacks in the NFL. Henne’s ranking (No. 18) suggests that the 13-year veteran might be underappreciated among backup quarterbacks in the league. Of the players listed ahead of him, only Taylor Heinecke (1), Nick Foles (4) and Joe Flacco (9) have seen an equal level of success when the games matter most — the playoffs.
It wasn’t long ago that the Chiefs called on Henne to fill in for Patrick Mahomes in the divisional round of the 2020 playoffs. Leading the Cleveland Browns by just nine points, Henne was thrust into action with the goal of keeping the lead to help the team advance in the playoffs. He’d help the team down the field to set up a 33-yard field goal by Harrison Butker, extending the team’s lead to 12 points.
