Carson Wentz Signs With the Kansas City Chiefs

Carson Wentz has signed with the Kansas City Chiefs, according to ESPN. He will now have a chance to back up Patrick Mahomes, depending on how the rest of free agency and the upcoming draft play out. Wentz, who started Week 18 for the Rams last season, is in line to replace Blaine Gabbert at No. 2 on Kansas City’s depth chart. On his fifth team since being drafted in 2016, Wentz can now officially be considered a journeyman.

Wentz won a Super Bowl with the 2017 Philadelphia Eagles, but it’s a ring that means nothing for narrative purposes. He was selected by Philadelphia with the No. 2 pick on draft day in 2016 and wound up starting as a rookie. In his second season, Wentz helped the Eagles get off to an 11-2 start before suffering a season-ending knee injury. That made way for Nick Foles to finish the season by hoisting the Lombardi trophy.

Wentz found himself starting again when Foles was injured in 2018 and actually put up some decent numbers, but by 2021 he was traded to the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts went 9-8 in Wentz’s one season under center before he was traded to the Washington Commanders. He was released by Washington after a season and resurfaced as a backup in Los Angeles in the middle of the 2023 campaign.

Through eight seasons Wentz has amassed a career record of 47-45-1, thrown for 153 touchdowns and just 67 interceptions and has passed for more than 22,000 yards. He won’t be battling for a starting job in Kansas City, but there are worse ways for a quarterback to spend a season than working alongside Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid.

Stephen Douglas is a writer at The Big Lead.