KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Veteran Blaine Gabbert will join the Kansas City Chiefs as a backup to Patrick Mahomes at quarterback, a source confirmed.
The Chiefs lost Chad Henne, their longtime backup to Mahomes, when he retired immediately after their Super Bowl LVII win over the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Chiefs prefer to have a veteran to pair with Mahomes in the meeting room and on the practice field, and Gabbert qualifies. Gabbert, 33, has 48 career starts in 11 NFL seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars, San Francisco 49ers, Arizona Cardinals, Tennessee Titans and, most recently, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.