EDITOR’S NOTE: We published this last month but republished it for Super Bowl 57.
You remember Chad Henne, right? The former second-round NFL Draft pick out of Michigan from way back in 2007?
Well, he’s still in the NFL, and he’s the backup to one of the best players in the playoffs this season, Patrick Mahomes on the Kansas City Chiefs. He’s 37-years-old and has started one game since September 2014.
It seemed like fans were going to have familiarize themselves with Henne quickly during Saturday’s divisional round game between the Chiefs and Henne’s former team – the Jacksonville Jaguars – as Mahomes appeared to have injured his right leg early in the game. He tried to continue playing, but ultimately, he was replaced in the second quarter by Henne.
And Henne helped lead the Chiefs to the end zone on a 98-yard drive to give Kansas City a 17-7 with a one-yard touchdown pass to Travis Kelce.
Here’s what you need to know about Henne.
“it’s chad henne time” – chad henne
— Brian Floyd (@BrianMFloyd) January 21, 2023