Kansas City Chiefs name Brett Veach general manager | The Kansas City Star
The Chiefs will formally introduce Veach as the general manager in a July 24 news conference. The team starts training camp later that week in St. Joseph.
Veach hire sensible, but Chiefs’ stay silent on GM turnover | The Kansas City Star
But instead of this being a moment to move forward in, a weird haze lingers.
The Chiefs continue the “nothing to see here” stance they’ve taken since unceremoniously dumping Dorsey last month in a classic Friday late afternoon news release during what one NFL executive called an “unprecedented” time of year for such a move to be made.
Chiefs owner Clark Hunt has been mum ever since issuing a few mechanical sentiments for that news release, and the team is staying that course:
The news conference for announcing Veach’s hiring is scheduled for … July 24.
Official: Brett Veach is the Kansas City Chiefs new GM | Arrowhead Pride
“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,” Chiefs owner Clark Hunt said in a statement. “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.”
Chiefs' Brett Veach earns promotion to GM | Chiefs Digest
“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,” Veach said in a statement. “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.”
NFL Notes: Chiefs promote Brett Veach to general manager | CSN Philly
Veach has begun his fifth season with the Chiefs, having spent his first two years with the team as a pro and college personnel analyst. He started his career in the NFL in Philadelphia, with three seasons as the assistant to Reid and three more as a scout for the Eagles.
Kansas City Chiefs stay in-house, promote Brett Veach to general manager | CBSSports.com
This shouldn't come as a surprise. Ever since the Chiefs canned Dorsey, Veach has been regarded as a top candidate. Our Jason La Canfora reported last month that Veach was a strong internal candidate to replace Dorsey.
Kansas City Chiefs promote Brett Veach to GM spot | ESPN
Veach has worked closely with Chiefs coach Andy Reid in the past. He was Reid's assistant with the Philadelphia Eagles from 2007 to '09 and was a scout for the Eagles from 2010 to '12 before joining the Chiefs in 2013 when Reid took over as head coach.
The Most Dominant Player at Every Position Heading into 2017 NFL Season | Bleacher Report
Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs: Gronkowski may be the best tight end in football, but after catching 85 passes for over 1,100 yards last year for the Chiefs, Kelce was the best tight end of 2016.
Pre-Camp Reads: D.J. Alexander Returns as “Ace” Special Teamer | Chiefs.com
Alexander, who is a “core four” special teams guy for the Chiefs and played 358 snaps for Dave Toub’s units last year, was originally a first alternate for the Pro Bowl. But when the New England Patriots and their special teams standout, Matthew Slater, beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC title game to advance to the Super Bowl, the spot opened for Alexander.
AFC West Q&A: Who is the best newcomer to this division? | ESPN
One candidate from the Raiders is tight end Cook, a free-agent addition. Cook provides another receiving threat for quarterback Derek Carr. Another possibility is cornerback Gareon Conley, Oakland’s first-round draft pick. Conley has the ability to help the Raiders improve their suspect pass defense. If they do, they’ll win their first AFC West title since 2002.
Why Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill can live up to the hype | Arrowhead Pride
Across all the SB Nation NFL blogs we’re writing about a player that we are really excited about this season and we’re calling this hype week. The Kansas City Chiefs had a number of good options but none as exciting as WR Tyreek Hill.
Kansas City Chiefs move up in ESPN’s future power rankings | Arrowhead Pride
The Chiefs were eighth in ESPN’s future power rankings this year. That’s up from 11th last year. So they’ve actually gotten better. The Raiders are ranked one spot ahead of the Chiefs this year at No. 7.
NFL secondary rankings by team: Seahawks still set standard | USA Today
8. Kansas City Chiefs: Three-time all-pro S Eric Berry is as talented as he is inspirational. CB Marcus Peters could eventually blossom into the NFL's top corner. But there's a significant drop-off beyond those two.
It’s the Raiders offense that is far superior to the Chiefs. But you wouldn’t have known it with the way the Raiders looked against the Chiefs last season. Peters had one of his six interceptions in their first meeting — also one of Derek Carr’s six on the season — and Carr had the worst game of his career in their second meeting. That second game was a major factor in the Raiders losing the division and Carr dropping out of the MVP discussion.
Marcus Peters happy for Marshawn Lynch, but issues warning | Mercury News
“It’s going to feel good for him,” Peters said of Lynch’s homecoming. “It’s going to be a good feeling, It’s going to be a good feeling for Oakland. But when we come here, we’re going to beat the dog (expletive) out of him.”
Raiders' Marshawn Lynch draws 2,000 kids to free football camp | Mercury News
An estimated 2,000 kids attended the free camp that was hosted by Lynch and the rest of the Fam 1st family, which includes co-founder and president Josh Johnson of the New York Giants and vice president Marcus Peters, a star cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs and another Oakland native. New York Giants safety Ryan Murphy and former 49ers wide receiver DiAndre Campbell, both Oakland Tech High alums like Lynch, also served as volunteer coaches and Raiders left tackle Donald Penn helped out as well.