History of Kansas City Chiefs quarterbacks

For a complete list of starting quarterbacks by season, see List of Kansas City Chiefs starting quarterbacks.
Patrick Mahomes, the current starting quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs.

31 quarterbacks have started for the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs since their franchise began. The team has also had numerous backup quarterbacks that have stolen the spotlight from the starters.[1][2]

Under Len Dawson, the Texans/Chiefs won three American Football League championships and appeared in two Super Bowl championship games. Dawson was named Most Valuable Player following the Chiefs' victory in Super Bowl IV. Dawson played a total of 13 seasons with Kansas City and retired with many franchise records. Despite having little success in developing and drafting a quality quarterback of their own, the Chiefs have achieved success under many veteran quarterbacks, including Dave Krieg, Joe Montana, Elvis Grbac, Trent Green and Alex Smith. The Chiefs have often relied on veteran leadership at the position.[3][4] It wasn't until 2017 the Chiefs were able to successfully draft and groom a quarterback of their own, Patrick Mahomes, who brought them their first AFC Championship title and second Super Bowl victory.

  1. ^ Gretz, Bob (2003-09-12). "Thinking about quarterbacks". Kansas City Chiefs official website. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
  2. ^ Gretz, Bob (2006-11-01). "Quarterbacks and controversy". Kansas City Chiefs official website. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
  3. ^ Althaus, p. 167
  4. ^ Merrill, Elizabeth (2009-03-06). "Cassel is Chiefs' next hope". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-03-06.