![]() ![]() It was part relief, part excitement a lot of excitement, but also a lot of expectations.” “I had a lot of great memories in Jacksonville, and it was definitely a bittersweet deal to leave. “I’d say it was pretty mutual to part ways, I guess,” he said. ![]() With a big arm and the personality to match, the Eagles traded for him in exchange for a conditional sixth-round pick just prior to the start of the 2021 season, a move that Minshew said had “been in the works for a little while.” That’s not a problem for Minshew, the 26-year-old author of “Minshew Mania” during his time in Jacksonville who eventually became the odd man out once the Jaguars drafted Trevor Lawrence. Sometimes - actually, lots of times - things don’t go according to plan.(AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn, File) If all goes according to plan on Sunday, the only time football fans will see Kansas City’s Chad Henne or Philadelphia’s Gardner Minshew during Super Bowl 57 is on the sideline, holding a clipboard, talking on a headset or offering encouragement to teammates. The 37-year-old was pressed into action in the Divisional Round earlier this postseason against the Jacksonville Jaguars, leading the Chiefs on a franchise-record 98-yard drive after Patrick Mahomes was sidelined, albeit temporarily, due to a high ankle sprain.įILE -Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Chad Henne (4) passes against the San Francisco 49ers =1 an NFL preseason football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Saturday, Aug. It’s tough to win in this league doing that.” He handled it well and I don’t think the stage was too big for him, but to see him get knocked out and Purdy couldn’t come in and throw because of his injury, that’s tough to rely all on your run game, mostly, and you rely on your defense. For what he did coming in, he did a great job. “But, at the same time, Josh Johnson, he was in my draft class and he’s had plenty of experience. “It’s tough, you never want those situations to happen,” Henne said. ![]() Purdy ultimately returned but couldn’t throw past the line of scrimmage due to suffering a torn UCL in throwing elbow that required surgery. With both starter Brock Purdy and backup Josh Johnson suffering early injuries, San Francisco essentially had no actual quarterback in their most meaningful game in the season. For any backup quarterback in the National Football League, that’s always the case.īut, given what the San Francisco 49ers just went through in the NFC Championship Game, and just how fragile that position can be, it’s now even more magnified for both Gardner Minshew and Chad Henne heading into Super Bowl 57. ![]()
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