Overview
- Haener agreed to a reserve/future deal after finishing 2025 on the Saints’ practice squad, per multiple reports.
- The 2023 fourth-round pick out of Fresno State has appeared in eight NFL games with one start, completing 18 of 39 passes for 226 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
- He joins an offseason quarterback group led by Patrick Mahomes with Chris Oladokun also on the roster, while last season’s backup Gardner Minshew is expected to hit free agency.
- Mahomes is rehabbing a torn ACL suffered on Dec. 14, with a stated goal of being ready for Week 1 of the 2026 season.
- Kansas City is reported to be about $54.53 million over the salary cap, a constraint that points the team toward lower-cost depth additions.