FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2011 file photo, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Tyler Palko scrambles with the ball during the second half of an NFL preseason football game against Baltimore Ravens in Baltimore. Matt Cassel could be done for the season after an i
FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2011 file photo, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Tyler Palko scrambles with the ball during the second half of an NFL preseason football game against Baltimore Ravens in Baltimore. Matt Cassel could be done for the season after an injury to his throwing hand, which means Chiefs belong in the hands of journeyman backup Tyler Palko _ someone once cut by a UFL team. Patrick Semansky, File, Associated Press
By Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs are in the hands of a journeyman quarterback who was once cut by a UFL team called the California Redwoods.

Tyler Palko will get his first NFL start on Monday night at New England after Matt Cassel sustained a significant injury to his throwing hand late in a 17-10 loss to Denver.

Chiefs coach Todd Haley said Monday that Cassel will likely require surgery and could miss the rest of the season, and that Palko is next in line.

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He has spent time with New Orleans, Arizona and Pittsburgh before finally getting his shot with the Chiefs. He's played in only four games and attempted 13 passes, six of which came on Kansas City's final series Sunday against Denver.

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