Patrick Mahomes enters the 2025 season with another new backup quarterback.
According to ESPN, Gardner Minshew started nine games with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2024, and he signed a one-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Minshew signed a two-year, $25 million contract last offseason to compete for the starting position with the Raiders.
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Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Gardner Minshew warmed up before the preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on August 17, 2024. Chris Unger/Getty Images)
He started the first five games of the season, but after 2-3, head coach Antonio Pierce played for Week 6 against the Pittsburgh Steelers with his backup Aidan O’Connell.
Minshew started in Week 8 as the raiders worked hard to win. Then, in Week 12, Minshew broke a clavicle and knocked him down for the rest of the season, with the quarterback’s duty in O’Connell’s hands.
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Minshew finished 2-8 in 10 games he played, with 2-8 and 2,013 yards with nine touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
However, Minshew has had a better past season, including the 2023 Pro Bowl year with the Indianapolis Colts. He hit his 13-career-high 3,305 yards in 13 games with rookie Anthony Richardson, and scored 15 touchdowns and nine interceptions.
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Gardner Minshew (15) aimed at the Miami Dolphins in Miami Gardens, Florida on November 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
In the 2019 Jacksonville Jaguars’ six-round draft pick, his six-year career started in his 46 games, 17-29 in his 46 games, with 11,950 passing yards, 68 touchdowns and 34 interceptions.
Last season, former Philadelphia Eagles franchise quarterback Carson Wentz supported Kansas City’s Mahomes. In that year, it was Chad Henne.
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Gardner Minshew (15) plays the Kansas City Chiefs on October 27, 2024 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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The Chief hopes Minsha doesn’t have to play the starting role, as it means Mahomes will deal with the injury.
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