Former Chiefs quarterback Shea Patterson lands in CFL

Former K.C. Chiefs quarterback Shea Patterson has found a way to extend his football career in the Canadian football League. Patterson signed with the BC Lions on Wednesday, per Adam Schefter.

Patterson will sound familiar to Chiefs fans who paid attention to minor roster moves only a year ago. Patterson was signed by the Chiefs as a rookie free agent after the 2020 NFL Draft after going undrafted following his career at the University of Michigan.

The Chiefs brought in Patterson as a potential developmental arm last year along with Jordan Ta’amu, but Patterson wouldn’t last long as the team decided to release him two months later when they signed Matt Moore to add security to the roster at quarterback. Patterson would earn another look from the Baltimore Ravens but would not latch on with anyone for the remainder of the 2020 season.

Patterson is certainly an impressive athlete as a two-sport star who was also drafted in baseball. As a quarterback, he showed promise at Ole Miss before transferring to Michigan to finish his final two seasons at the college level, where he threw for 45 touchdowns against only 15 interceptions and became only the third quarterback in Michigan’s storied history to throw for over 3,000 passing yards in a single season.

In the end, the Chiefs didn’t go with Patterson but they also didn’t stick with Ta’amu very long. At this point, Ta’amu is also gone (and is, at present, a free agent) while the Chiefs are now looking at Anthony Gordon and Shane Buechele in the spots behind Patrick Mahomes and Chad Henne.