Mike Kafka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American football quarterback
Date of Birth: 25-Jul-1987
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Profession: American football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
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About Mike Kafka
- Michael John Kafka (born July 25, 1987) is a former American football quarterback and current quarterbacks 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. Kafka spent two seasons as a member of the Eagles.
- In 2010, he was the third-string quarterback behind Michael Vick and Kevin Kolb but did not see playing time.
- He was mainly the third-string quarterback again in 2011 behind Vick and Vince Young, but saw some playing time in two games early in the season, both of which resulted in losses.
- He was expected to be the backup quarterback behind Vick in 2012 but a broken hand caused him to miss time in the preseason and was ultimately released in favor of rookie Nick Foles and veteran Trent Edwards.
- Kafka spent time on offseason rosters with the New England Patriots and Jacksonville Jaguars in 2013, before he was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2014.
- He spent the majority of the 2014 season on the Buccaneers' practice squad, but was not re-signed following the conclusion of the season.
- He participated in the first NFL veteran combine in 2015 and was subsequently signed by the Vikings.
- After playing in the preseason, the team released him.
- He spent one week with the Tennessee Titans' practice squad in December 2015, before signing with the Cincinnati Bengals' practice squad one week later.
- He was not re-signed following the season.
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