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Kafka, Mike

CARDS: Panini Prestige 2010, Score 2010
ACQUIRED: TTM 2024, C/o The New York Giants
SENT: 12/11/24 RECEIVED: 1/6/25 (26 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Mike Kafka played QB at Northwestern from 2006-’09.
  • He’d initially see the field as a change of pace- rushing for 263 yards in 2006, and 321 in 2008.
  • It wasn’t until 2009 that Mike would take over as the starting QB for the Wildcats.
  • He led the conference with 319 completions, 492 attempts, a completion percentage of 64.8 and 3,430 yards.
  • In the 2010 Outback Bowl he’d break Bowl game records with 78 attempts, 48 completions, 532 passing yards- and 5 interceptions.
  • Selected in the 4th round of the 2010 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles.
  • 2013 led Kafka to the offseason rosters of both the Pats and Jags.
  • Then it was off to the Bucs (’14), and Vikings (’15).
  • His final stops landed him with the Titans and Bengals- both on their practice squads in 2015.
  • By 2016, Mike was off to the coaching world as a graduate assistant at Northwestern.
  • He joined the Chiefs in 2017 and served in a variety of coaching duties from Offensive quality control, quarterbacks coach, and passing game coordinator through the 2021 season.
  • 2022 led Mike to the Giants as their offensive coordinator.
  • He’d be promoted to offensive coordinator and assistant head coach in 2024.

NOTES:

Mike had some nice cards and I had wanted to get them signed. The Panini Prestige ’10 really lends itself to an autograph with its clean and parallel design. I had asked Mike to draw up a play for me, but he just kept the index card. No big deal.

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