Mike Kafka
Kafka in a game against Miami (OH) in 2009.
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| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||
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| Position: | Offensive quality control coach | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 25, 1987 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Chicago (IL) St. Rita | ||||||||
| College: | Northwestern | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2010 / Round: 4 / Pick: 122 | ||||||||
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| Passing yards: | 107 |
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| TDs–INTs: | 0–2 |
| QB rating: | 47.7 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
 Video of Kafka's NFL Scouting Combine workouts
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Video of Kafka's 57-yard pass to Chad Hall against the Jaguars in preseason week 1
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Video of Kafka's game-winning 18-yard touchdown pass to Riley Cooper in preseason week 3
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Video of Bernard Pollard's interception of Kafka's pass during preseason week 1 against the Ravens
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Michael John "Mike" Kafka (born July 25, 1987) is a former American football quarterback and current offensive quality control coach 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. Kafka received second-team All-Big Ten honors in 2009. 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. 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.
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