ProTips4U's video: Football Tips: QB Mike Kafka Demonstrates the Proper Mechanics to Hand Off Football to RB

Quarterback Mike Kafka demonstrates the mechanics of handing off football to running back. Michael John Kafka (born July 25, 1987) is a former American football quarterback and current quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Northwestern. Kafka attended St. Rita of Cascia High School in Chicago, Illinois, where he played both football and baseball. Kafka led St. Rita Cascia to three conference championships. He ended his high school football career with 1,816 total yards and 16 touchdowns. After his senior season, he moved on to Northwestern University. In 2007, Kafka was the backup to C. J. Bachér and played in only two games. Despite being the backup quarterback again in 2008, Kafka threw for 330 yards and finished second on the team in rushing yards with 321. Following Bachér's graduation after the 2008 season, Kafka became the starter for 2009. Against Syracuse he set the school record for most consecutive pass completions with 16. In the same game, he became the first Big Ten Conference player to score a passing, receiving, and rushing touchdown since Zack Mills from Penn State in 2004. He was named Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week for his performance.[1] Kafka received second-team All-Big Ten honors in 2009.[2] In the 2010 Outback Bowl against Auburn, Kafka set the all-time bowl record with 47 completions and 78 passing attempts. He set Northwestern and Outback Bowl records with 532 passing yards and an Outback Bowl record with five interceptions.[3] During his career at Northwestern, Kafka threw for 4,265 yards with a completion percentage of 64.1%, 19 touchdowns and 20 interceptions. He rushed for 891 yards and 11 touchdowns on 268 carries, and caught a pass for 24 yards and a touchdown. Kafka spent two seasons as a member of the Eagles. In 2010, he was the third-string quarterback behind Michael Vick and Kevin Kolb but did not see playing time. He was mainly the third-string quarterback again in 2011 behind Vick and Vince Young, but saw some playing time in two games early in the season, both of which resulted in losses. He was expected to be the backup quarterback behind Vick in 2012 but a broken hand caused him to miss time in the preseason and was ultimately released in favor of rookie Nick Foles and veteran Trent Edwards. Kafka spent time on offseason rosters with the New England Patriots and Jacksonville Jaguars in 2013, before he was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2014. He spent the majority of the 2014 season on the Buccaneers' practice squad, but was not re-signed following the conclusion of the season. He participated in the first NFL veteran combine in 2015 and was subsequently signed by the Vikings. After playing in the preseason, the team released him. He spent one week with the Tennessee Titans' practice squad in December 2015, before signing with the Cincinnati Bengals' practice squad one week later. He was not re-signed following the season. Kafka became a graduate assistant with the Northwestern football team in 2016, and was hired by the Chiefs as an offensive quality control coach in 2017. He was promoted to quarterbacks coach in 2018, and helped the team win Super Bowl LIV during the 2019 season. He was given an additional title of passing game coordinator in 2020. "Like" us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProTips4U Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/protips4u