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Chiefs promote Veach to general manager
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 [July 11, 2017]
The Sports Xchange
The Kansas City Chiefs promoted Brett
Veach to the role of general manager, the team announced Monday.
Veach has been co-director of player personnel the last two seasons.
He becomes the seventh general manager in team history and replaces
John Dorsey, who was fired last month after spending four seasons in
the role.
"After a comprehensive search process, I am pleased to announce that
we have hired Brett Veach to serve as the next general manager of
the Kansas City Chiefs," chairman and CEO Clark Hunt said. "Brett
has a sharp football mind, a tremendous work ethic and a keen eye
for finding talent. Over the last four seasons he's played a
critical role in building our football team. I look forward to
working with him to continue to build on the strong foundation we
have in place."
Veach, who will report directly to Hunt on all player personnel
matters, joined the Chiefs in 2013 after spending six years with the
Philadelphia Eagles as a scout and assistant to then-coach Andy
Reid.
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"My family and I would like to extend our gratitude
to Clark and the Hunt family for this incredible opportunity," Veach
said. "I am humbled and honored to serve as the general manager of
the Kansas City Chiefs. Over the last four seasons, I've had the
privilege to work alongside Andy Reid, John Dorsey and a great group
of coaches and personnel staff. Together, we built a strong
foundation of players that have helped us sustain success on the
field. I'm looking forward to continuing our progress as we head
into 2017."
The Chiefs formally will introduce Veach as the general manager in a
press conference on July 24. The team starts training camp four days
later.
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