Chiefs GM search adds new names from the Seahawks and Titans | Arrowhead Pride
We continue to add names to the Kansas City Chiefs GM search. In addition to internal candidate Brett Veach, several more names have surfaced regarding the Chiefs vacant GM job after they fired John Dorsey last week.
Tamba Hali wasn't pleased with GM John Dorsey's exit | NFL.com
"From a subjective opinion, I wasn't too pleased," Chiefs veteran linebacker Tamba Hali said Monday on Good Morning Football. "I'm really fond of John. Mr. Dorsey, he's done a tremendous job since he's been with the organization so everything that happened the past week really caught a lot of us off guard. But I'm sure the Hunt family knows exactly what they're doing with the re-signing of our coach Andy Reid. I think everything will be fine but Mr. Dorsey will be missed with the Chiefs."
Let’s get to know Brett Veach, the Chiefs in-house GM candidate | Arrowhead Pride
Brett is currently the Chiefs co-director of player personnel, and he has a stellar reputation as a scout’s scout. Sound familiar? It should, Veach has followed a career path that is similar in many ways to John Dorsey.
George Paton Declined Interview For Kansas City GM Job | Daily Norseman
That replacement will not be current Minnesota Vikings’ assistant to the General Manager George Paton, although the Chiefs were apparently interested in bringing him in for an interview.
The Franchise QBs -- Rank the top all-time signal-callers for all 32 teams | ESPN
Kansas City Chiefs: Len Dawson remains the gold standard nearly 40 years after bringing K.C. its only Super Bowl title, but he has some company.
Why the Chiefs fired general manager John Dorsey | SBNation.com
The decision to move on from Dorsey was a shock primarily because of the timing. Teams don’t fire general managers in June. It leaves them with fewer options for replacements. It was also odd that the announcement about Dorsey was made immediately after the team extended the contract of Reid.
KC Chiefs to interview Brett Veach for GM job | The Kansas City Star
Veach is a logical choice to interview for the position, and is largely seen as the top in-house candidate. Veach has a history with Chiefs coach Andy Reid. He started in Philadelphia as an assistant to Reid in 2007, and was promoted to pro and college scout in 2010. Veach followed Reid to Kansas City in 2013 as a pro and college personnel analyst, and was promoted to his current position in 2015 under Dorsey and Chris Ballard, who left this offseason to become the Indianapolis Colts’ GM.
Chiefs' list of general manager candidates grows | NFL.com
NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport has reported on what is a growing list of candidates. Here's who we have so far as Clark Hunt attempts to fill the vacancy:
Riddick is a candidate in Kansas City, but he hasn’t directly been contacted yet | ProFootballTalk
As one media source explains it to PFT, the truth is that, technically, the Chiefs hadn’t directly contacted Riddick, but that the team had contacted his representation. Which allowed Riddick to technically claim that he hadn’t been contacted by the Chiefs.
Report: Chiefs ask to interview Seahawks player personnel director | seattlepi.com
In collaboration with Trent Kirchner, Fitterer overseas college and professional scouting for the Seahawks. Kirchner focuses on the pros while Fitterer's emphasis is college. They both interviewed for the San Francisco 49ers GM vacancy in January.