KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Carson Wentz had the thought years in the past, when he had no motive to consider he would ever play for the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, that it will be a very good 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 cherished it. He cherished 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 choice.
“I simply bear in mind all of the optimistic issues he stated concerning the group, coaches. … These issues have been undoubtedly an element and gave me a little bit extra peace and luxury in realizing what I used to be entering into.”
Wentz, 31, is on his fifth crew in 5 seasons as he has made the transition from starter with the Eagles as just lately as 2020 and the Indianapolis Colts and Washington Commanders the subsequent two seasons to backup with the Los Angeles Rams final 12 months. He acknowledged that, earlier than signing final 12 months with the Rams later within the season, “It wasn’t essentially probably the most enjoyable sitting out [and] ready for a name each single week.”
He stated he has accepted that in the meanwhile he is a backup and stated that, after some attempting moments final 12 months, he is grateful for each alternative, even when “I am on the sideline, sporting a hat.”
“Why I am right here right this moment 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 a giant piece of the puzzle for me. The will to be right here on a successful crew, in a very good tradition, in a very good group with a very good fan base appeared like a very good match.”
