The wait is apparently over, according to the Worldwide Leader in Sports, and the Chiefs appear to have their man:

New England Patriots vice president of player personnel Scott Pioli has agreed to become head of football operations for the Kansas City Chiefs, two NFL sources confirmed to ESPN's Michael Smith.

It's not fully confirmed yet, but Smith's about as money as it gets for football reporting on ESPN, so this is as good a sign as any that our interminable wait for a new GM to replace the departed and currently unlamented Carl Peterson is over.

Hopefully it's not another case of GM blue balls for frustrated Chiefs fans.