The Kansas City Chiefs are already getting started on the 2021 NFL season, signing a quarterback to reserve/future contract.
According to the NFL’s official transaction report, the Chiefs have signed former Washington State QB Anthony Gordon to a reserve/future deal.
If you’re not familiar with reserve/future contracts, they allow players to sign with teams before the end of the current league year. Each of these players won’t count against the Chiefs’ roster until the new league year begins and the 90-man offseason roster is opened.
Gordon, 24, went undrafted in the 2020 NFL draft. He spent the 2020 offseason with the Seattle Seahawks, working with QB Russel Wilson and Pete Carroll before he was waived in final roster cuts. In 2019 with the Cougars, he threw 493 passes for 5,579 yards, 48 touchdowns and 16 interceptions in a west-coast style offense. That was good for the second-most touchdowns in the country to No. 1 overall draft pick, LSU QB Joe Burrow.
Gordon, like many undrafted free agents, didn’t get much of a fair shake with a lack of a preseason. The hope is that in this offseason they’ll get a different type of opportunity with the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. With the Chiefs, in particular, there should be an opportunity at the No. 3 QB spot with Matt Moore set to become a free agent following the conclusion of the 2020 NFL season.
