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Darren Yamashita- The former second-overall pick should be in line to become Patrick Mahomes’ primary backup quarterback in 2024. The Kansas City Chiefs are signing quarterback Carson Wentz to a one-year contract, according to Bleacher Report’s Jordan Schultz. The #Chiefs are signing Carson Wentz to a one-year contract to become their next backup quarterback, per @Schultz_Report.#ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/r9uo72fYeH— Chiefs Studios (@ArrowheadPride) April 2, 2024 Wentz, 31, first entered the league as the second-overall pick out of North Dakota State made by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2016 NFL Draft. The 6-foot-5, 237-pound Wentz served Philadelphia as its franchise quarterback from 2016-20, as he compiled a 35-32-1 record. Wentz was putting together an MVP-caliber season for the Eagles in 2017 when he suffered a torn ACL in Week 14, ending his year. As the story goes, another familiar face to the Chiefs, Nick Foles, would go on to lead Philadelphia to a