Brett Veach

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Brett Veach
Kansas City Chiefs
Position: General manager
Personal information
Born: (1977-12-19) December 19, 1977 (age 46)
Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Career information
College: Delaware
Career history
As an executive:
Career highlights and awards
As executive
As player

Brett Veach (born December 19, 1977) [1] is an American football executive who is the general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). Prior to being the Chiefs general manager, he was the Chiefs' co-director of player personnel. [2] He began his career as an assistant for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2004, eventually moving up and becoming a scout. [3]

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Early years

Veach attended the University of Delaware, where he also played college football. From 1998 to 2001, he played running back, wide receiver, and return specialist for the Fightin' Blue Hens. [4] Veach's teammates included quarterback Matt Nagy, whom Veach would later invite to join the Eagles in 2009; the two would follow Eagles head coach Andy Reid to the Chiefs in 2013. [5] [6] [7] Nagy was promoted to offensive coordinator for the Chiefs in 2016, a position he held until he was hired by the Chicago Bears in 2018 as their new head coach; after being fired following the conclusion of the 2021 season, Nagy returned to the Chiefs in 2022 as a quarterback coach and senior assistant, before being promoted to offensive coordinator prior to the 2023 season, where he helped the Chiefs repeat as Super Bowl champions.

Executive career

Philadelphia Eagles

In 2004, Veach began his career as a coaching intern with the Philadelphia Eagles under head coach Andy Reid. In 2008, he was promoted to coaches' assistant.

In 2010, Veach shifted to the Eagles' scouting department and became a scout.

Kansas City Chiefs

In 2013, Veach followed Andy Reid to the Kansas City Chiefs and was hired as a pro and college personnel analyst. In 2015, Veach was promoted to co-director of player personnel.

According to Reid, between that time Veach had begun “pushing” a freshman college QB playing for Texas Tech named Patrick Mahomes. Reid recalls Veach sending him game film and stating at one point that Mahomes was “the best he’d ever seen," despite it being years before Mahomes would be eligible for the NFL Draft. [8]

The Chiefs did eventually select Patrick Mahomes in the 2017 NFL Draft. Shortly after, on July 10, 2017, Veach was named general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs following the firing of John Dorsey. Under his leadership, the Chiefs have won seven AFC West championships, four AFC Championships, and three Super Bowls (Super Bowl LIV, Super Bowl LVII, and Super Bowl LVIII). [9] [10]

Personal life

Veach and his wife have three children together.

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References

  1. ↑ McChesney, Alec. "Brett Veach, Chiefs' top internal GM candidate, made early impression on Andy Reid". KC Star. Kansas City Star. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  2. ↑ Kerkhoff, Blair (July 10, 2017). "Chiefs promote Brett Veach to be their GM". Kansas City Star. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  3. ↑ Kerkhoff, Blair (July 11, 2017). "Brett Veach, formerly of Eagles front office, is Chiefs' new GM". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Retrieved February 14, 2019– via The Kansas City Star.
  4. ↑ "UD alumnus Brett Veach named general manager of Kansas City Chiefs". University of Delaware . July 11, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  5. ↑ Drehs, Wayne (January 2, 2019). "From selling homes to the NFL: How an 'angel' helped Matt Nagy". ESPN . Retrieved January 7, 2019.
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