Berks County native Chad Henne announces retirement from Kansas City Chiefs following Super Bowl
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Feb. 13—Chad Henne has announced his retirement from the NFL.
The Wilson grad and backup quarterback for Kansas City posted on Instagram following the Chiefs' 38-35 win over the Philadelphia Eagles: "Calling it a career."
The post included a picture of a smiling Henne in uniform on the field, a championship T-shirt in one hand and a Bud Light in the other, and continued: "Capping it off with @budlight and another ring #superbowlchamps #chiefs
The 37-year-old will go out with a pair of Super Bowl championship rings. He also was part of the Kansas City team that won following the 2019 season.
He spent his final five seasons with Kansas City. He signed as a free agent with the Chiefs on March 17, 2018, then re-signed with them in March 2020 and last March.
Henne was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 2008 NFL draft, 57th overall, out of Michigan.
He spent four seasons (2008-11) with Miami before signing as a free agent with the Jacksonville Jaguars, where he spent the next six seasons (2012-17).
In his career, he completed 59.6% of his passes for 13,290 yards with 60 touchdowns and 63 interceptions. He appeared in 78 games, 54 of them starts.
This season, he appeared in three regular season games for Chiefs, going 0-for-2.
Henne also appeared in one playoff game, helping Kansas City beat Jacksonville 27-20. He replaced an injured Patrick Mahomes late in the first half and led the Chiefs on a 98-yard touchdown drive, completing 5-of-7 passes, including a 1-yard TD pass to Travis Kelce.
Mahomes returned in the second half.
In a 2020 divisional-round playoff game against Cleveland, Henne took over after Mahomes suffered a head injury in the third quarter and helped seal the 22-17 victory.
On the Chiefs' final drive, he ran for 13 yards on a third-and-14 on the first play after the two-minute warning. On the following play, he threw a 5-yard pass to Tyreek Hill to clinch it.
He ended up going 6-for-8 for 79 yards.
