Kansas City Chiefs GM Brett Veach expects that at least one of two backup quarterbacks will be retained in 2020.
Both Matt Moore and Chad Henne are pending free agents, leaving the Chiefs in a predicament at the backup quarterback position. It was a position that was very important for Kansas City this season. They called upon Moore when Mahomes suffered a kneecap dislocation. Moore went 1-1 in two starts and closed out the game during which Mahomes was injured.
On Tuesday, Chiefs GM Brett Veach confirmed that he expects one of the two veteran backups to return for the 2020 season. They’ll hash out some of those details as they meet with representatives for both players at the combine.
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“We’ve been blessed and fortunate to have two veteran guys that just did a tremendous job,” Veach said. “Chad (Henne) got hurt. And Matt (Moore) came out of retirement and played really good football for us in that Minnesota game that we won in the middle of the season. It was a big deal. We actually have two meetings scheduled with both their representatives this week as well. We’ll see how that goes, but I anticipate one of those guys being back and we’ll have to work through the dialogue with both their agents and see what makes sense for them and us.”
Henne might seem like a logical candidate to return. He’s been primary backup to Mahomes since he took over as the Chiefs’ starter, but Moore showed a lot of audacity coming out of retirement to play for this season. His risk of returning was worthwhile for both parties.
One thing is for certain, Veach and Reid still feel best having a veteran player in the quarterback room. They still have Kyle Shurmur under contract in 2020 and he should be in the mix if they decide to keep three quarterbacks. Don’t expect them to add a young and cheap quarterback to learn behind Mahomes via the draft.