medium_priority_queue. He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 30. numberFire uses the powers of quantitative analysis to deliver the best projections and rankings for daily fantasy sports, including NFL, MLB, NBA and more! So, he's really sharp. The Dallas Cowboys had also put in a claim for him. [156] Kafka did not play in the team's second preseason game, against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,[157] and he was the fourth quarterback to play in the third game against the Oakland Raiders. Quarterbacks Coach Mike Kafka talks with the media ahead of the Week 14 matchup versus the Dolphins, QB Coach Mike Kafka speaks with the media following Training Camp practice. [36] Mike Kafka is married to his wife, Allison,[154] and they have a daughter. With Kafka's assistance, the Wildcats averaged 398.2 yards per game and 26.0 points per game, which led to a New Era Pinstripe Bowl selection where they beat No. Kafka served as an offensive quality control coach in 2017, helping mentor rookie QB Patrick Mahomes and assisting an offense that featured a 4,000-yard passer, 1,000-yard rusher, receiver and tight end. [3] He was named to ESPN.com's All-Big Ten Bowl team as an honorable mention. In 2019, Kafka led a quarterback group that finished fifth in total net passing yards (4,498) and net passing yards per game (281.1). Mike Kafka enters his fourth season with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2020 and first as the quarterbacks coach/passing game coordinator. [71] To prepare for the Combine, Kafka worked out twice a day in Arizona, and held practice sessions with Notre Dame wide receiver Golden Tate. If the number of consumers is greater than the partitions available, then some processes will be idle. [113] Against the New York Jets in the preseason finale, he filled in for the injured Young, who started the game, to start the third quarter. 24 NFL team representatives attended the Pro Day. I think that's important. You have to be wired right to handle you guys and play in the city of Philadelphia. [133] Kafka was expected to compete with Ryan Mallett for the backup job behind Tom Brady, but he was released on June 10 in favor of newly signed Tim Tebow. He took four sacks and during a desperation drive to win the game, fumbled the football, which helped end the game and give the Golden Gophers the win. He set a new career-high in passing yards in a game by passing for 390 yards, breaking his previous career-high in the season opener. Carmel High School, he ran for 164 yards and passed for 126 yards. He finished second on the team in rushing with 321 yards. "[89], In the first preseason game on August 14 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Kafka went 3-for-7 for 76 yards and threw a 57-yard pass to wide receiver Chad Hall after taking over for Vick late in the third quarter. [42] Kafka totaled 377 yards of total offense, which was second-best in his career. [114] He went 34-for-49 for 369 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions in the preseason overall. [5][16][17], Kafka entered the 2008 season as a backup quarterback behind C. J. Was: Previous Price $7.00. I'm ready to take it up another notch. #SRQR-MK2 Mike Kafka. Greg Roman 8/1. He also had one carry for 24 yards. Closed-circuit to anyone interested. [46] He finished as Northwestern’s leading passer with 72 yards on ten completions. Select from premium Mike Kafka of the highest quality. Mike Kafka XXX N La Salle Chicago, IL 60610 USA (Join Now to View Mike Kafka's Mailing Address) ... Nick Murphy, and Mike Kafka. [95] In Week 5 against the San Francisco 49ers, week six against the Atlanta Falcons and week seven against the Tennessee Titans, Kafka was the backup to Kolb after Vick, who took over as the starting quarterback for the remainder of the season, suffered a rib injury in Week 4 against the Washington Redskins. He was a month-and-a-half ago, but he's on the rise. He's got a little grit to him. He was the leading rusher for Northwestern, rushing for 53 yards on 15 carries and two touchdowns. [21] The Big Ten record was later beaten in 2010 by Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson on September 11, 2010. [5] Texas quarterback Colt McCoy eventually won the award. [119] Both Kafka and Young were active as Vick's backups in week 4, with neither seeing playing time. View Mike Kafka’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. In 2010, he was the third-string quarterback behind Michael Vick and Kevin Kolb but did not see playing time. Kafka was born on July 25, 1987, in Chicago, Illinois, to Michael and Sandra Kafka. He set Northwestern and Outback Bowl records with 532 passing yards and an Outback Bowl record with five interceptions.[3]. [165] The Titans released Kafka from the practice squad and signed Bryn Renner in his place on December 22, 2015. I don't even think he's sleeping anymore. Shipping is free. He was the team captain for both teams. 3 [quarterback] does right now." Winner 42 Talk to me! [4] Against Mt. He has some of the intangible things – the leadership, he's a tough kid. He likes to compete. After attending St. Rita of Cascia High School in Chicago, Illinois, he played college football for Northwestern, where he received second-team All-Big Ten Conference honors as a senior. There's a real feel for hitting the open receiver, good anticipation. The Wildcats overcame a 25-point deficit, which was the biggest comeback in school history. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. Kafka was declared inactive for week 5,[121] but returned as active for weeks 6 and 8. [117] Kafka was active as the backup to Vick in both games, but was forced to play in the second game when Vick suffered a concussion in the second half. Passing review, article meets GA criteria. As a senior in 2004, Kafka completed 75-of-129 passes. 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. Arthur Smith 5/1. [177][178] After the season, the Philadelphia Eagles expressed interest in interviewing Kafka for the team's vacant offensive coordinator position, but he chose to remain with the Chiefs for the 2020 season instead. A former #Eagles player and member of the Andy Reid coaching tree, would keep an eye on this one. Inner city, Chicago kid. All cards in listings are at least near mint to mint condition unless noted otherwise. [5], In his Northwestern career debut on September 1 against Miami University, Kafka threw for 106 yards and one touchdown on 13 completions out of 17 attempts. [76], Northwestern held its second Pro Day workout on March 29. [5], Against Michigan, he entered the game in Northwestern's second series on offense and rushed for 20 yards on three carries[26] before he was forced to leave the game after suffering a concussion. Prior to joining the coaching ranks, Kafka enjoyed a six-year playing career in the National Football League where he primarily saw action as a backup quarterback and practice squad member with several teams. I'm not going to the league to be a No. [15], In 2007, Kafka was a backup and only played in two games, in which he passed for 11 yards on two completions and rushed for eight yards. Current number 3: Unassigned. [35][36] In the Purdue game, Kafka went 28-of-44 and threw for 224 yards. ", "QB Kafka amazes at Northwestern's pro day", "Persa in line to be Northwestern's new quarterback", "Kafka keeps it up at Northwestern's pro day", "Northwestern University 2010 NFL Pro Timing Day", "Source: Kafka worked out for Pats, Browns, Bengals, Raiders", "NU quarterback Kafka goes to Eagles in 4th round", "Eagles Draft Recap Round 4: Meet a Humble TE", "Kolb, Vick impress in Eagles' win over Jaguars", "Problems Plague Vick, O-Line as Eagles Lose in Cincy", "Eagles' Backups Stake Claims for Roster Spots", "Kafka says he's ready to be Eagles' No. Kafka spent time on offseason rosters with the New England Patriots and Jacksonville Jaguars in 2013, on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' practice squad in 2014, on the preseason roster with the Minnesota Vikings in 2015, and on the practice squad for the Tennessee Titans and Cincinnati Bengals in 2015. He attended St. Rita of Cascia High School in Chicago, where he played football (coached by Todd Kuska) and baseball. A product of Chicago's St. Rita High School, Kafka earned a degree in communication studies from Northwestern.Â. Trent Edwards was signed to a one-year contract on February 23, 2012,[122] and the team drafted Nick Foles in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft to compete with Kafka for spots on the roster. Get Mike Kafka's Contact Information Including Address, Agent, Manager & Publicist with Phone, Fax and Email Addresses. [126] Foles was named the backup quarterback over Kafka and Edwards on August 29,[127] and Kafka was released in favor of Edwards during final roster cuts on August 31, having sat out the remaining three preseason games for the Eagles. [32] Against Eastern Michigan at home on September 12, he threw for 158 yards and one interception on 14 completions out of 24 attempts. He went 13-of-19 for 132 yards with one interception thrown to Ravens safety Bernard Pollard in the game. [81] Mike Mayock called Kafka the "sleeper" of the quarterback class, projecting him to be drafted in the sixth round. Education:Northwestern (B.S. In these cases, the average was taken. He went 4-of-8 for 19 yards and an interception in the game. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. PayPal only please. He rushed for a season-high 39 yards on 18 carries and ran for the game-winning two-yard touchdown. "enable.auto.commit" -> (true: java.lang.Boolean) Wether that flag is true, then Kafka is able to commit the message you brought from Kafka using Zookeeper to persist the last 'offset' which it read. Coach Mike Kafka speaks with the media during the final week of Chiefs Training Camp. He passed for 76 yards and completed 10 out of 18 passes with an interception. [136] Kafka was the third quarterback to play in the first preseason game for the Jaguars on August 9 against the Miami Dolphins after Henne and Gabbert. Duce Staley 15/2. He was promoted to quarterbacks coach in 2018, and helped the team win the Super Bowl during the 2019 season, his first as a player or coach. Buy from many sellers and get your cards all in one shipment! [43] He was replaced by backup Dan Persa. mike kafka. Mike Kafka: Pos: QB, Career: 4 G, 47.7 Rate, 26.8 Y/G, Eagles/Buccaneers 2011-2014, born IL 1987 for 4,265 yards with 19 touchdowns. [23] Kafka began the game by completing his first eight throws, which included a 36-yard touchdown pass to Jeremy Ebert. [31] Kafka led the Big Ten in passing yards with 3,430 yards,[60] total offense with 286.8 yards per game, completions with 24.5 per game, and fewest interceptions with 2.44 of all passes being intercepted. [29] In the offseason, Kafka was tutored by offensive coordinator Mick McCall and former Northwestern quarterback Brett Basanez. Find Mike Kafka's phone number, address, and email on Spokeo, the leading people search directory for contact information and public records. [34] He was named Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week on September 20 for his performance. [7] His first touchdown was a 19-yard pass to running back Tyrell Sutton. In 2019, Kafka led a quarterback group that finished fifth in total net passing yards (4,498) and net passing yards per game (281.1). Â, In his first year coaching quarterbacks in 2018, Kafka guided QB Patrick Mahomes as he earned the Chiefs first NFL MVP award after he broke four Chiefs passing records and became only the second quarterback to pass for over 5,000 yards and 50 touchdowns in a season.Â. The Kansas City Chiefs have made two minor changes to their coaching staff for the 2020 NFL season. Mike Kafka Director, Public Affairs Communications and Outreach at US Indo-Pacific Command Camp H M Smith, Hawaii 500+ connections [111] He finished the game going 14-for-19 for 160 yards along with the two scores. View the profiles of professionals named "Mike Kafka" on LinkedIn. [158] He played one drive in the fourth preseason game, throwing an incomplete pass against the Dallas Cowboys,[159] before suffering a hamstring strain. [48] Against 16th-ranked Wisconsin on November 21, Kafka went 26-of-40 for 326 yards and two touchdowns, both to converted wide receiver Andrew Brewer. [151], Kafka was invited to work out at the first NFL veteran combine on March 22, 2015. 17:31, 18 August 2015 (UTC) Overall Comments. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. [102] Kafka, in response, laughed and did not believe the rumors. numberFire uses the powers of quantitative analysis to deliver the best projections and rankings for daily fantasy sports, including NFL, MLB, NBA and more! Two, he's accurate. Kafka became the quarterbacks coach for the Chiefs in 2018, and Patrick Mahomes, the starting quarterback for the Chiefs, earned the NFL Most Valuable Player award that season. Mike Kafka was born on July 25, 1987 in Chicago, Illinois, USA as Michael John Kafka. [146] He was released during final roster cuts with Tanney on August 30, 2014,[147] but was subsequently re-signed to the team's practice squad on August 31. He caught a receiving touchdown when he tossed a lateral to Andrew Brewer who threw it back to Kafka for a 24-yard touchdown. Kafka is a fast, scalable, distributed in nature by its design, partitioned and replicated commit log service.So there is no priority on topic or message. [12], Days before Northwestern faced Nevada in the fourth game of the season, head coach Pat Fitzgerald confirmed that Kafka would remain the starter despite his poor prior performances. [150] At the conclusion of the 2014 NFL season, Kafka's practice squad contract expired and he was not re-signed by the team. Kafka saw playing action in two of the final games of the season with no pass attempts. [50] He was named Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against Wisconsin. [24] He was named the team's offensive player of the week after that game, along with being named the Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week. … 3 [quarterback] does right now." [59] He threw four touchdown passes in the 38–35 loss that went to overtime, with two going to Andrew Brewer (39 and 35 yards), one to Drake Dunsmore for 66 yards, and one to Sidney Stewart for 18 yards. Michael John Kafka (born July 25, 1987) is an American football coach and former quarterback. The veteran combine was created as a way for unemployed players to potentially work their way back into the league by going through drills in front of NFL scouts and coaches. One, he's a good decision-maker, he knows when to throw the ball away. [44], Kafka shared time at quarterback with Persa due to his strained hamstring on November 7 against the 4th-ranked, and previously undefeated, Iowa Hawkeyes. Read up on Mike Kafka's biography, career, awards and more on ESPN. [170][171], On February 7, 2017, Kafka was hired as the Kansas City Chiefs' offensive quality control coach,[172] reuniting him with Andy Reid. Thanks for looking and please check out my other listings. [5], Kafka made the school's Silver Honor Roll all four years of high school and was an Academic All-State. He was also a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award.Â. His career stats at St. Rita were 1,816 total offensive yards and 16 touchdowns. Kafka, who played QB for Andy Reid with the Eagles, first joined the Chiefs’ coaching staff in 2017 as an offensive quality control coach. [181], Kafka worked as an instructor at former Northwestern teammate Brett Basanez's prep quarterback development camps in Woodbury, Minnesota and Minnetonka, Minnesota, in mid-2011. 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Obviously, there are a lot of great players in this league, a lot of talent in this league, but at the end of the day, I think Mike Kafka is not only our MVP, but an All-Big Ten quarterback and the MVP of the conference. [2] In the 2010 Outback Bowl against Auburn, Kafka set the all-time bowl record with 47 completions and 78 passing attempts. [139] Kafka and Scott were both released in favor of Stanzi during final roster cuts on August 30, 2013. "[100], Following the 2010 season, Kafka said that his goal for the 2011 offseason was to "continue to learn the offense. MIke Kafka Eagles Northwestern 2010 Press Pass PE Sideline Signature RUBY 91/150. [54] His 414 pass attempts ranked third in the Big Ten and eighth among all quarterbacks nationally. Free Test Drive 'The Celebrity Black Book 2019' on Amazon . "[67] An NFL general manager said at the 2010 Senior Bowl that Kafka could be drafted as high as the third round. [124] According to Adam Caplan from thesidelineview.com, Kafka showed during OTAs that "his arm strength has noticeably improved" since his previous two seasons. [33], During the Syracuse game, Kafka set a school record for consecutive completions in a game with 16, breaking the 47-year-old record set by Tom Myers in 1962. 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He did not play in the team's third preseason game, but passed for 46 yards and a touchdown in the fourth game. [8] His passer rating for that game was 148.26 as Northwestern went on to win 21–3. [27] He ran for one yard on three carries against Illinois. [31], At home against Towson on September 5 to start the 2009 season, Kafka threw 15-of-20 attempts for 192 yards, setting a career-high for passing yards in a game.

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