Likely, the only time football fans will see Kansas City’s Chad Henne or Philadelphia’s Gardner Minshew during the Super Bowl will be on the sideline. But this is the NFL, and sometimes things don’t go according to plan.
PHOENIX — If all goes according to plan Sunday, the only time football fans will see the Kansas City Chiefs’ Chad Henne or the Philadelphia Eagles’ Gardner Minshew during the Super Bowl will be on the sideline, holding a clipboard, talking on a headset or offering encouragement to teammates.Advertisement
“You put your ego aside,” Henne said. “Every time you walk into the room, even though you want to be the starter, you’ve got to understand your role. There’s only 32 starting quarterbacks in the league and they’re pretty darn good.In a lot of ways, it has been the year of the backup quarterback. A total of 68 QBs started at least one game during the regular season, an average of more than two per team and a record for a non-strike year. Thirteen teams needed three quarterbacks.
He already proved his worth in this year’s playoffs. Starter Patrick Mahomes left the Chiefs’ AFC divisional-round game against the Jaguars with an ankle injury in the second quarter, and Henne completed 5 of 7 passes during a 98-yard touchdown drive. “To come in a hostile game, backed up to your 2, go 98 yards — that just shows the type of competitor he is,” Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce said.
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