Chiefs Re-Sign Super Bowl Champion Immediately After Mahomes and Minshew Suffer Season-Ending Injuries

According to Adam Schefter, Kansas City responded by signing Shane Buechele off the Buffalo Bills’ practice squad. The move brings back a familiar name, even if his NFL résumé remains almost entirely blank.

Buechele originally joined the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2021 and was part of the roster during their Super Bowl run that ended with a win over the Eagles. Despite that experience, he has yet to appear in a regular-season NFL game at age 27, making his return both necessary and uncertain.

His path has not been smooth. A neck injury wiped out his entire 2024 season after he spent time on Buffalo’s practice squad. He failed to make the Bills’ 53-man roster this year, though the team quickly retained him as depth before Kansas City came calling.

Sunday’s loss to the Titans exposed just how thin the Chiefs had become. With Minshew sidelined, Chris Oladokun was the only healthy quarterback available. He completed 11 of 16 passes for 111 yards but failed to generate a touchdown in the 26–9 defeat.

Subsequent reports confirmed that Minshew avoided a torn ACL, but he is still expected to miss significant time. That reality leaves Kansas City scrambling as it prepares to face the Denver Broncos on Christmas Day, with no clear answer at quarterback.

Buechele now finds himself in a position few expected. For the first time, a regular-season NFL debut is genuinely on the table. For the Chiefs, it is less about upside and more about survival as a once-dominant season continues to unravel. As if the on-field chaos were not enough, the organization has also announced plans to relocate from Missouri, with Kansas expected to become its future home. For a franchise used to stability, everything suddenly feels unsettled.