Kitna Friendship Off The Field Particularly

Kitna was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the seattle seahawks he served as a backup to warren moon but started the final five games of the season then he started games for the Seahawks leading them a record kitna going in games started and winning the AFC western division championship though seattle would lose the wild card game to the miami dolphins kitna opened the season with a four interception performance against the dolphins which opened the door for coach mike holmgren to start brock huard.



During that season kitna and huard rotated as starting QBs due to injury and benchings his last win for the seahawks came on a rain soaked husky stadium turf in december of that year beating the AFC championship game bound oakland raiders on a TD pass to rookie darrell jackson in the final minute of play he signed as an unrestricted free agent with the cincinnati bengals Kitna played every down and was named the NFL comeback Player of the year after throwing for over touchdown passes in leading the Bengals to a respectable record the team's first non losing season.


Jon Kitna's secondary role with the team was to prepare young quarterback Carson Palmer the Bengals draft pick It was a role Kitna accepted gracefully the two QB's developed a close friendship off the field particularly because both men are avid golfers kitna was unexpectedly thrust back behind center during the bengals' AFC wild card Playoff game against the Pittsburgh steelers on uanuary carson Palmer went down with a knee injury on his second play from scrimmage and kitna stepped in off the bench and into a relief role Kitna finished.