Who is Chad Henne, Patrick Mahomes’ backup for the Chiefs

The backup quarterback is one play away from being in the game.

Chad Henne has spent plenty of time as a backup and on Sunday he was thrust into the AFC Divisional round game between the Cleveland Browns and his Kansas City Chiefs when Patrick Mahomes was knocked out.

What do we know about the veteran QB?

He played college ball at Michigan and Henne was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the second round (57th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft. He was the fourth quarterback chosen, following Matt Ryan, Joe Flacco, and Brian Brohm. His left tackle at Michigan, Jake Long, was the first selection of the draft and would again play alongside Henne in Miami

Henne played five years for Jacksonville, four for Miami, and is in his second season with the Chiefs. Henne was a Chief in 2018 and came back to back up Mahomes this season.

Henne, 35, started the final game of 2020 when Mahomes was rested and the Chiefs lost to the Los Angeles Chargers.

His start prior came in 2014 as a member of the Jaguars. Overall, Henne is 18-36 as a starter.

He threw for 13,208 yards and 60 touchdowns against 63 interceptions.