KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Carson Wentz had the thought years in the past, when he had no purpose to imagine he would ever play for the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, that it could be a great factor for him to play for Andy Reid and Matt Nagy.
The thought got here to him from Nick Foles, then a teammate with the Philadelphia Eagles who had performed for Reid in Philadelphia and in Kansas Metropolis and for Nagy with the Chiefs.
“I bear in mind all the nice issues he needed to say about his time right here,” Wentz stated Thursday after he signed his one-year contract with the Chiefs to be Patrick Mahomes’ backup at quarterback. “He completely liked it. He liked working with these guys, and people issues he stated to me again then undoubtedly nonetheless rang true in my head as I used to be making this determination.
“I simply bear in mind all of the optimistic issues he stated in regards to the group, coaches. … These issues had been undoubtedly an element and gave me a little bit extra peace and luxury in understanding what I used to be stepping into.”
Wentz, 31, is on his fifth crew in 5 seasons as he has made the transition from starter with the Eagles as not too long ago as 2020 and the Indianapolis Colts and Washington Commanders the subsequent two seasons to backup with the Los Angeles Rams final yr. He acknowledged that, earlier than signing final yr with the Rams later within the season, “It wasn’t essentially essentially the most enjoyable sitting out [and] ready for a name each single week.”
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He stated he has accepted that in the intervening time he is a backup and stated that, after some attempting moments final yr, he is grateful for each alternative, even when “I am on the sideline, sporting a hat.”
“Why I am right here at this time is simply the successful tradition and seeing it from afar, seeing it across the league for the final couple of years [and admiring] it for years,” Wentz stated.
“That was an enormous piece of the puzzle for me. The will to be right here on a successful crew, in a great tradition, in a great neighborhood with a great fan base appeared like a great match.”
