Michigan football quarterback with multiple Super Bowl rings retires

A former Michigan football quarterback with multiple Super Bowl rings is retiring.

No, not that one, not Tom Brady, the other one. You know, Chad Henne.

Henne is the Kansas City Chiefs' backup for NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes, and after Sunday night's thrilling victory in Super Bowl 57 in Glendale, Arizona, Henne announced his retirement on Instagram.

"Calling it a career," he wrote. "Capping it off with @budlight 🍺 and another ring 💍!#superbowlchamps #chiefs"

Henne now joins John Elway and Ray Lewis as players retiring immediately after winning a second Super Bowl. Not bad, Chad.

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Henne, 37, did actually play in these playoffs, relieving an injured Mahomes in the AFC divisional round vs. Jacksonville in the second quarter, and leading a crucial 98-yard touchdown drive to take a 17-10 lead into halftime. Mahomes, hobbled by an ankle injury, returned for the second half, then played the entire game vs. Cincinnati the following week, and did not miss a snap Sunday vs. Philadelphia.

Henne spent 15 seasons in the NFL after starting at quarterback all four years at Michigan from 2004-07 under head coach Lloyd Carr. Henne is the Wolverines' all-time leader in passing yards (9,715), touchdowns (87) and completions (828). Michigan went 33-14 in his 47 games, though it went 0-4 vs. Ohio State and 1-3 in bowl games.

His 25 touchdown passes in 2004 as a true freshman is tied with Elvis Grbac (1991) as the most in a single season in program history, and prior to Michigan's consecutive Big Ten titles the past two seasons, Henne was the last quarterback to win a league championship.

Henne, from Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, was the 57th overall pick (late second round) in the 2008 NFL draft by Miami. He played at quarterback in 78 career NFL games in the regular season, making 54 starts and going 18-36. He threw 60 touchdowns and 63 interceptions, passed for 13,290 yards and completed 59.6% of his passes for a 76.1 QB rating. He played the first four years of his career with the Dolphins, then spent six seasons with Jacksonville, before signing with the Chiefs in 2018, Mahomes' first year as the starter.

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Henne did not play a snap in 2019, but won his first championship when the Chiefs defeated San Francisco in Super Bowl 54. The following postseason, he came in for a concussed Mahomes in the fourth quarter of the AFC divisional playoff game vs. Cleveland with the Chiefs up 22-17. Kansas City controlled the final 4:09 of the game to secure the victory, thanks to a 13-yard scramble by Henne to set up a fourth-and-1 pass to Tyreek Hill. The Chiefs were blown out in Super Bowl 55 by Tampa Bay.

"Congratulations on an incredible career," the Chiefs wrote on Henne's Instagram post. "Thank you for everything you’ve done for us ❤️"

Free Press sports writer Tony Garcia contributed to this report.