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Twitter reactions to Blaine Gabbert’s signing with Chiefs are silly and serious

By Matt Conner

TAMPA, FLORIDA - JANUARY 16: Blaine Gabbert #11 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers warms up prior to a game against the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Wild Card playoff game at Raymond James Stadium on January 16, 2023 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FLORIDA - JANUARY 16: Blaine Gabbert #11 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers warms up prior to a game against the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Wild Card playoff game at Raymond James Stadium on January 16, 2023 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /
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The Kansas City Chiefs have signed a new backup quarterback in Blaine Gabbert to the team shortly before the NFL Draft arrives in town.

The Kansas City Chiefs officially signed veteran quarterback Blaine Gabbert to the roster on Tuesday in another signing before the 2023 NFL Draft arrives in the area next week. Gabbert is a familiar face for local sports fans as a Ballwin, Missouri native who started for the Missouri Tigers before becoming the 10th overall selection in the 2011 NFL Draft—the same draft class as Cam Newton—for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Gabbert replaces Chad Henne who retired at the start of the offseason after winning a second Super Bowl as the team’s backup quarterback. Gabbert himself has a ring from his time with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers behind Tom Brady.

For Gabbert, the Chiefs are his sixth NFL team in a journeyman career that has also featured stops with the Tennessee Titans, Arizona Cardinals, and San Francisco 49ers.

Unfortunately,us the Chiefs might now have a quarterback controversy on their hands.

Not everyone is filled with inspiration when watching Gabbert play, for some reason, so they made their opinions known on Twitter.

A segment of fans are legitimately excited (or at least glad) about the move and the veteran presence it brings to the roster.

Still, for some, Chad Henne will be impossible to replace.

At least some of that excitement or approval of Gabbert’s signing is based on the fact that it keeps Carson Wentz from being a Chief.

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Yet others were sad that it kept their favorite backup from coming on board.

A lot of fans are finally glad to see some competent quarterback play arriving in town to provide some much needed competition to the roster.

Some fans have actually already looked beyond the Gabbert signing despite its newness to the next quarterback signing behind Patrick Mahomes.

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