{"id":34400,"date":"2025-03-20T00:44:42","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T00:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34400"},"modified":"2025-03-20T00:44:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T00:44:42","slug":"breaking-chiefs-quarterback-announcement-draws-big-reaction-from-fans-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34400","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Chiefs Quarterback Announcement Draws Big Reaction From Fans&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2181410712-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2181410712-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2181410712-1.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2181410712-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Kansas City Chiefs\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-dom-ready-time=\"233\" data-img-load-time=\"234\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">The Kansas City Chiefs officially have a new quarterback, and he\u2019s drawing a big response from football fans.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<p>On Thursday, March 13, NFL insider and expert Ian Rapoport reported that the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0were\u00a0in the process of signing\u00a0former Las Vegas Raiders starter\u00a0<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Gardner Minshew\u00a0to\u00a0serve as their backup quarterback\u00a0to\u00a0Patrick Mahomes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">a 1-year deal for Minshew, who still has guaranteed money coming from Las Vegas,\u201d Rapoport added of the signing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Now, it\u2019s official. The Chiefs took to social media on Monday, March 17, to share footage of Minshew inking his big deal, and he was all smiles. Fans had an interesting response to the signing, too.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">New Chiefs Quarterback Gardner Minshew is Officially in the Fold<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In response to the Chiefs\u00a0sharing photos\u00a0and\u00a0video\u00a0of Minshew\u00a0signing his deal\u00a0with Kansas City, fans took to social media to give Minshew props for, of all things, his mullet.\u00a0Yes,\u00a0<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Minshew\u2019s hairdo took center stage, with fans applauding him for the retro look.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel that mullet has special powers or something,\u201d\u00a0one fan said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe mullet has landed,\u201d\u00a0another stated.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, fans also commented on the signing itself, and most of them gave glowing reviews of the pick.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNice move by the Chiefs,\u201d\u00a0one stated. \u201cMinshew is a solid quarterback choice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDude is gonna be popular in KC,\u201d\u00a0another stated. \u201cDoesn\u2019t even have to throw the ball, just host a tailgate or something.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"autors-widget\">\n<div>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s not the best QB in the world (like the one we already have), but this just seems like a perfect fit. Welcome to Chiefs Kingdom! I hope you find your stay quite beneficial,\u201d\u00a0one more said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"115523651eb4af4c7fcc174e939dd3a8\" class=\"embed_container\">\n<div class=\"lazy-embed lazy-embed--ssr embed-instagram-com lazy-embed--loaded\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DHUCdTkSCDI\/\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DHUCdTkSCDI\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=656&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fheavy.com&amp;rp=%2Fsports%2Fnfl%2Fkansas-city-chiefs%2Fchiefs-quarterback-announcement-draws-big%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A10716.700000000186%7D\" height=\"1114\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"1114\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Gardner Minshew Comes to Kansas City Chiefs With Lots of Experience<\/h2>\n<p>One of the reasons fans might be so hot on Minshew is because he comes with a lot of starting experience. He started nine games for the Las Vegas Raiders during the 2024 season.<\/p>\n<p>Minshew, 28, played in 10 games with nine starts for the Raiders and\u00a0notched 203-of-306 passes for 2,013 yards and nine touchdowns. He also\u00a0averaged 6.6 yards-per-attempt and garnered a passer rating of 81.0.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA broken collarbone suffered in mid-November ultimately ended Minshew\u2019s lone season with the Raiders early, but he\u2019ll now remain in the AFC West as a member of the Chiefs,\u201d\u00a0notes Kansas City Chiefs reporter Matt McMullen\u00a0in a Monday, March 17 feature on the new quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>One reason Minshew could be a great fit with the Chiefs is because in addition to his experience on the field, he seems like the adventurous type off the field. You need that on a team with Patrick Mahomes and\u00a0Travis Kelce. The Chiefs are more than a team, they\u2019re a brand and personality.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\">\n<p>\u201cMinshew has developed a reputation for his outsized personality, as evidenced by his propensity to rock a long mustache and (for a time) a mullet,\u201d McMullen notes. \u201cHe traveled cross-country in an RV in 2019,\u00a0he\u2019s flown in an F-16 Falcon fighter jet, and\u00a0he lived in a renovated bus\u00a0outside of a gym during the 2022 offseason.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He adds, \u201cIn short, Minshew certainly lives life to its fullest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to Kansas City, Minshew.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty&nbsp; The Kansas City Chiefs officially have a new quarterback, and he\u2019s drawing a big response from football fans. 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