Carson Wentz Makes First Comments Since Chiefs Signing
By Joe Summers
The newest member of the Kansas City Chiefs, QB Carson Wentz, officially spoke to local media for the first time since agreeing to a one-year deal to join the two-time defending Super Bowl champions.
While noting that he admires the winning culture Andy Reid instilled in the organization, Wentz expressed his excitement in joining a similar offense to Doug Pederson's. Wentz was an MVP candidate in 2017 under Pederson and hopes to rebuild his value while having an opportunity to chase a second Super Bowl ring of his own.
See what he had to say below.
Carson Wentz Makes First Public Comments as a Member of the Chiefs
New Chiefs QB Carson Wentz says he feels the five years he played for Doug Pederson in Philadelphia should help him pick up the Andy Reid offense quickly. Says it feels like coming home to the offense. pic.twitter.com/GbrGauxEWC
— Matt Derrick (@mattderrick) April 4, 2024
There are a lot of reasons to be excited about Wentz's acquisition. He's got plenty of experience as a starter and while he's had limited success in recent years, he represented the best option at low cost to serve as Patrick Mahomes' backup.
Having familiarity with a system is important to coaches, especially those in Kansas City, so Wentz's relatively small learning curve is a huge benefit as well.
Carson Wentz addressing local media today: “The culture that Coach Reid has set, I’ve admired it from afar.” Looks forward to being in a winning culture. #Chiefs pic.twitter.com/mfjylm6h7D
— Harold R. Kuntz (@HaroldRKuntz3) April 4, 2024
On top of the familiarity aspect, Wentz helps solve Kansas City's biggest weakness on offense over the last several years. He's fantastic at running QB sneaks in short-yardage situations and now the Chiefs can use him instead of risking injury to Mahomes.
Whether he sees much playing time or not, Wentz is a welcome addition to Kansas City's offense and I'm excited to see how he develops under Andy Reid.
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