Chiefs' Andy Reid Surprises Bills' Josh McDaniels in Epic NFL Clash!
This move could be a good one.
All eyes on Chiefs' Andy Reid after intriguing trade originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . We know that the Kansas City Chiefs ' backup quarterback position hasn't been the most glorified over the years, as Patrick Mahomes has been the ever-present as the starter.
But last season, Mahomes got himself injured, the first time he's gotten a serious one, and the Chiefs had Gardner Minshew and then Chris Oladokun. Both failed to take their chance. And now, the Chiefs have traded for New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields to be Patrick's backup.
For NFL. com's Nick Shook, he thinks we are about to see how Andy Reid's QB whisperer skills will be used. “Fields offers the Chiefs an alternative that arrives with little risk and room for unexpected upside," Shook wrote .
"We'll see if Reid proves to be the whisperer the former Buckeye needed to finally find some consistency in his play. ” More: Latest Chiefs trade could spell doom for AFC Can Reid "fix" Fields? You can make the case that Fields is now in the best environment he's ever been in during his time in the league.