The Kansas City Chiefs have obviously had dominant quarterback play in recent years courtesy of Patrick Mahomes, who is already one of the most accomplished quarterbacks in NFL history. But it sounds like the team is expected to lose some important depth behind him.
Veteran quarterback Carson Wentz currently serves as the backup quarterback for Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, but he is only on a one-year contract, meaning he would be free to leave the team this offseason if that’s what he chose.
It sounds like NFL analyst Kristopher Knox of Bleacher Report does not expect Wentz to sign with the Chiefs again this offseason.
Instead, he thinks that Wentz will sign with the Minnesota Vikings to serve as the backup quarterback for young quarterback J.J. McCarthy.
“Carson Wentz may seem like an odd candidate to fill that role, but there are a couple of reasons why he would make sense. For one, he spent the 2022 season with Sean McVay and the Rams. Kevin O’Connell is a McVay disciple, so Wentz would likely enter the building with some system familiarity,” Knox wrote this week for Sports Illustrated.
“Secondly, the soon-to-be 32-year-old shouldn’t be a threat to McCarthy. He’s firmly in the backup stage of his career and can focus on teaching the young signal-caller—and he should have plenty to teach.”
Wentz was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles where he started for four full seasons seasons before he was benched in favor of Jalen Hurts midway through the 2020 season.
Wentz was traded to the Indianapolis Colts during the offseason where he started 17 games for the team during the 2021 season.
He then spent the 2022 season with the Washington Commanders, where he started seven games, and then he joined the Los Angeles Rams in 2023, serving as the backup for Matthew Stafford.
It sounds like he is expected to be on a new team once again this offseason.
