Free agent quarterback Bailey Zappe “has a deal in place” to sign with the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs‘ practice squad, according to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport on August 28.
Former #Patriots QB Bailey Zappe, who has plenty of starting experience, has a deal in place to sign with the #Chiefs practice squad, source said. Zappe lands with the champs. pic.twitter.com/b5fp8HOH1p
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 28, 2024
Zappe, 25, was a fourth-round pick — 137th overall — by the New England Patriots in the 2022 NFL Draft. Standing at 6-foot-1 and weighing 215 pounds, Zappe was drafted to be the backup of former Patriots starting QB Mac Jones, who the team selected 15th overall in the 2021 NFL Draft. However, Jones’s poor play led to Zappe becoming the starter for the final six games of the 2023 season. Zappe finished that season with a 2-4 record as the starter.
During his two seasons in the NFL, Zappe has played in a total of 14 games — and started in eight of them — and thrown for 2,053 yards, 11 touchdowns, 12 interceptions, and completed 63.2% of his pass attempts, according to Pro Football Reference.
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