1. Bailey Michael Zappe was born on April 26,1999 and is an American professional football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League.
15 Facts About Bailey Zappe
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Bailey Zappe played college football for the Houston Baptist Huskies and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, where he set the FBS season records for passing yards and passing touchdowns before being selected by the New England Patriots in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL draft.
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Bailey Zappe was not heavily recruited and committed to play college football at Houston Baptist University, which was his only scholarship offer.
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Bailey Zappe started nine games in his first year for the Huskies at Houston Baptist, passing for 1,548 yards with five touchdowns and 10 interceptions while rushing for two more touchdowns.
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Bailey Zappe committed to transfer to Western Kentucky University, following former Houston Baptist offensive coordinator Zach Kittley.
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Bailey Zappe was named the Hilltoppers' starting quarterback going into the 2021 season.
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Bailey Zappe was named the third-string quarterback for the 2022 season behind starter Mac Jones and second-string backup Brian Hoyer.
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Bailey Zappe was the first rookie to throw a touchdown pass during the season.
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Bailey Zappe was named the backup in the Week 7 Monday Night Football matchup with the Chicago Bears due to Jones' return, but relieved a struggling Jones during the second quarter.
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Bailey Zappe was retained as the team's backup behind Jones for the remainder the season.
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Bailey Zappe was then re-signed to the team's practice squad the following day.
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Bailey Zappe led the Patriots to another upset win over the Denver Broncos, but struggled against the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets in the Patriots' final two games of the season, throwing for less than 300 yards, five interceptions and no touchdowns in those two games combined, including three interceptions in the first half of the Bills game alone.
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On October 22,2024, Bailey Zappe was signed to the active roster of the Cleveland Browns from the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad following a season-ending achilles tear for Browns' starter Deshaun Watson.
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On January 2,2025, Bailey Zappe was announced as Cleveland's starting quarterback for their Week 18 game against the Baltimore Ravens.
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On March 17,2025, Bailey Zappe signed a one-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.