Tyler Bray spent the entirety of the 2016 offseason – and the first week or so of training camp – attempting to hold off Aaron Murray for the Chiefs No. 2 quarterback job.
Bray achieved that goal … sort of. While he did not win the backup job due to the surprise arrival of former Pro Bowler Nick Foles, Bray did remain on the roster at the 53-man deadline in early September, unlike Murray and 2016 fifth-round pick Kevin Hogan, who were each released.
And while the 25-year-old Bray surely hoped to win the No. 2 job, the former Tennessee star — who spent his first three years in the league as an apprentice behind veterans Alex Smith and Chase Daniel — certainly wouldn’t call the increased reps he got last summer a waste.