Jan 19, 2019; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; East quarterback Jordan Taamu (10) of Mississippi looks to pass during the second quarter against the West at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports

One year ago around this same time, the K.C. Chiefs took a flyer on Jordan Taamu, a promising young quarterback hoping to make the leap to the NFL by way of the XFL after finishing his career at Ole Miss. This offseason, his Chiefs days are now behind him after a few attempts to remain with the club and now hes hoping to turn garner more attention with the Washington Football Team by participating in the teams rookie minicamp this weekend.

Taamu originally landed an NFL gig after going undrafted back in 2019 with the Houston Texans. However, he failed to make the active roster and within months, the XFL came calling as an upstart league offering chances to prospects just like Taamu. He became the starter for the St. Louis Battlehawks, but the league went under before it even finished its first season. However, based on his body of work there, the Chiefs signed him to a contract.

While his intriguing skill set as a mobile quarterback made some fans hope hed stick around, Taamu could never turn the corner in K.C. He originally landed on the practice squad after last years training camp, but was placed on the COVID-19 list and then released. He landed a short stint with the Detroit Lions by December, but it wasnt long before he was back in K.C. on a reserve/futures deal.

Earlier this month, the Chiefs released Taamu and brought in Shane Buechele, a rookie free agent out of SMU, which made it clear the Chiefs were trimming the competition for any developmental QB role between Buechele and Anthony Gordon.

Taamu cleared waivers but earned an invite from Washington, which is where hes hoping to perform well enough to earn a longer look. The good news for Taamu is that some competition in Stephen Montez isnt in minicamp as expected, so hell have the coaches to himself.

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