Editing Jon Kitna (section)

====1997 season====
{{see also|1997 Seattle Seahawks season}}
Kitna was allocated to the [[Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe)|Barcelona Dragons]] of the [[World League of American Football]]. He appeared in 10 games, posting 171 completions (led the league), 317 pass attempts (led the league), a 53.9% average, 2,448 passing yards (led the league), 22 passing touchdowns (led the league), 15 interceptions. He set the league record for quarterbacks with 334 rushing yards and 3 rushing touchdowns.

He was the runner-up to [[T. J. Rubley]] for World League MVP honors and was named the [[Most valuable player|MVP]] of the title game, when he led the [[Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe)|Barcelona Dragons]] to a 38&ndash;24 [[World Bowl V]] win over the [[Rhein Fire (NFL Europe)|Rhein Fire]], completing 23-of-31 passes for 401 yards (league record), 2 touchdowns and one interception.<ref>{{cite web|title=A Star is Born|url=http://www.nfl.com/europa/history/1997|work=NFL.com|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|access-date=April 30, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227231412/http://www.nfl.com/europa/history/1997|archive-date=December 27, 2013}}</ref>

He returned to the Seahawks and was the third-string quarterback behind [[John Friesz]] and [[Warren Moon]]. On December 14, he had his first career start against the [[1997 Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders]] after Moon injured his ribs, leading the team to the second biggest comeback in franchise history, from a 21–3 halftime deficit to a 22–21 win. Moon returned to start in the season finale against the [[1997 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]]. Kitna played in 3 games, making 23-of-37 completions for 283 yards, one touchdown and 2 interceptions.