All these years later, Veach is still delivering the goods for Reid, only now as the general manager of a Chiefs franchise that is chasing an unprecedented third consecutive Super Bowl title. Veach is the one who Reid freely credits with rebuilding the roster each year, and whose collection of players will face the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night in New Orleans.
Those guys that came in, I gave them the opportunity to either go personnel or to the football side, and he was so passionate about digging in with it and finding guys. Veach did his time as a coaching intern, spending most of four years in the role. He learned not only the nuances of identifying prospects โ something Reid largely handled himself in Philly โ but also what Big Red valued in players on his team. That track record is why Reid brought Veach along with him to Kansas City in , hiring the former Delaware wide receiver โ and teammate of Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy โ as a pro and college personnel analyst.
Two years later, Veach was promoted to co-director of player personnel. The final draft with Dorsey in charge became famous in large part because of Veach: He stood up in the draft room that night and lobbied โ insisted, even โ that Kansas City trade up to select a gunslinging quarterback from Texas Tech.
Indeed, the Chiefs that won their first Super Bowl title in five decades in the season are much different than the Chiefs going for a historic three-peat this season. It might be signing wide receiver Marquise Brown to a club-friendly contract. Or running back Kareem Hunt off the couch when nobody else wanted him. Veach is too humble to take all the credit. But he acknowledges being part of a team effort that has kept Kansas City on top.
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