Chiefs QB announces retirement after winning second SB

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Kansas City Chiefs QB announces retirement after winning second Super Bowl

Originally posted on Gridiron Heroics | By Jordan Sigler | Last updated 2/14/23

A Kansas City Chiefs quarterback is retiring

A Kansas City Chiefs quarterback is going out a winner. The Chiefs won a breathtakingly close game Sunday night to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35. Head coach Andy Reid was asked a few times after the game if he was contemplating going out on top this offseason. He’s not, but a player of Reid’s is.

According to Ian Rapoport with the NFL Network, Chiefs backup quarterback Chad Henne will retire after the Super Bowl.

#Chiefs QB Chad Henne retires a Super Bowl champ… Bud Light in hand pic.twitter.com/B7FVoTwLdf

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 13, 2023

That’s Henne’s second Super Bowl win with the Chiefs. The 2008 second-round pick has been with the team since 2018. And he’s had a few big-time games as Patrick Mahomes’ backup. Henne came in for Mahomes twice in the playoffs and played a key role.

Henne made a few crucial plays to run out the clock and preserve a Divisional Round win over the Cleveland Browns two years ago. He orchestrated a 98-yard touchdown drive against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the Divisional Round this postseason.

Henne will finish his 13-year NFL career with 13,290 yards passing, 60 touchdown passes, and 63 interceptions. He also had four rushing touchdowns. And now he’ll leave the NFL a winner of three AFC Championships and two Super Bowls with the Kansas City Chiefs.

This article first appeared on Gridiron Heroics and was syndicated with permission.

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