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Brett Veach enters his eighth season as the Kansas City Chiefs General Manager and his 18th year in the National Football League in 2024. Veach was named the seventh general manager in Kansas City Chiefs history on July 10, 2017, reporting directly to Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt on all player personnel matters.

Brett Veach enters his eighth season as the Kansas City Chiefs General Manager and his 18th year in the National Football League in 2024. Veach was named the seventh general manager in Kansas City Chiefs history on July 10, 2017, reporting directly to Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt on all player personnel matters.

"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," Hunt said in a statement upon his hire. "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."

Veach enters his 12th season with the Chiefs after originally joining the club in 2013. He was promoted to Co-Director of Player Personnel prior to the 2015 season after serving two seasons as the club's Pro and College Personnel Analyst (2013-14).

During Veach's seven seasons as general manager, the club has won the AFC West every year. The club has played in six-straight AFC Championship Games, including hosting an NFL record five-straight at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. In that span, the club has also played in four Super Bowls in five years, hoisting the Lombardi trophy three times (LIV, LVII & LVIII), including back-to-back championship seasons.

The 2023 Kansas City Chiefs recorded an 11-6 record, extending the club's streak to eight-straight AFC West Championships. Entering the playoffs as the No. 3 seed, the Chiefs beat the No. 6 seed Miami Dolphins 26-7 in the Wild Card Round at home before QB Patrick Mahomes had to go on the road for the first time in his six-year career as a starter. The club beat the No. 2 seed Buffalo Bills 27-24 and the No. 1 seed Baltimore Ravens 17-10 before taking down the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime in Super Bowl LVIII. Mahomes earned his third Super Bowl MVP honor as the club secured its third Super Bowl title (LIV, LVII, LVIII) in five seasons.

In 2022, the Chiefs recorded a 14-3 record, securing a franchise-record seventh-consecutive AFC West title and a No. 1 seed in the playoffs. Kansas City defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars 27-20 in the divisional round and beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in an AFC Championship Game rematch, extending the club's NFL record to five championship games hosted at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. QB Patrick Mahomes added his second NFL MVP and second Super Bowl MVP to his resume after leading the NFL in several statistical categories, including passing yards (5,250), touchdowns (41) and 25+ yard passes (49).

The 2021 Kansas City Chiefs recorded a 12-5 record in the NFL's first 17-game season, extended the franchise record to six-straight AFC West titles and secured the No. 2 seed in the AFC. Kansas City defeated Pittsburgh 42-21 in the wild card round and Buffalo 42-36 in the divisional round en route to hosting an NFL-record fourth-consecutive AFC Championship Game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs fell to Cincinnati 27-24.

The 2020 squad went 14-2, earning a fifth-straight AFC West title and the No. 1 seed in the AFC. Kansas City defeated Cleveland 22-17 in the divisional round and Buffalo 38-24 in the third-consecutive AFC Championship Game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Kansas City hoisted the Lamar Hunt Trophy as AFC Champions for the second-straight year en route to its second-consecutive Super Bowl appearance. The club fell to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-9 in Super Bowl LV.

In 2019, the Chiefs finished 12-4 in the regular season, notched a fourth-consecutive AFC West Championship and secured the No. 2 seed in the AFC. The club defeated the Houston Texans 51-31 in the divisional round and the Tennessee Titans 35-24 in the AFC Championship Game on its way to returning to the Super Bowl for the third time in franchise history and first time since the club won Super Bowl IV following the 1969 season. In Super Bowl LIV in Miami, Florida, the Chiefs fell behind 20-10. Entering the fourth quarter, Mahomes rallied his offense, putting up 21-unanswered points to secure a 31-20 win over the San Francisco 49ers. Mahomes' performance earned Super Bowl MVP honors. At 41 years old, Veach became the second-youngest general manager to win a Super Bowl.

In 2018, the team notched a 12-4 record and third-straight AFC West title. The club earned a No. 1 seed in the playoffs and defeated the Indianapolis Colts 31-13 in the divisional round. The win marked Kansas City's first home playoff win since Jan. 8, 1994. The Chiefs hosted the first AFC Championship Game in franchise history, falling 37-31 in overtime to the eventual Super Bowl LIII Champion New England Patriots. Following the season, Mahomes became the first player in Chiefs history to be named NFL MVP as he became just the second quarterback (QB Peyton Manning in 2013) in NFL history to throw for 50 touchdowns and 5,000 passing yards in a single season.

In 2017, the club compiled a 10-6 record and led the division for the second-consecutive season, marking the first time in franchise history the Chiefs had won the division in back-to-back seasons.

The 2024 NFL Draft marked the seventh draft that Veach was at the helm of the personnel department. In seven drafts, he has made five first-round selections, including two in 2022. Veach has a reputation for being aggressive in the draft, especially in the first round. He has initiated a trade with the first-round selection in five of his seven drafts as general manager. In 2024, Veach traded up four spots from No. 32, selecting WR Xavier Worthy (Texas) with the 28th overall pick. He drafted DE Felix Anudike-Uzomah (Kansas State) with the 31st pick in 2023. In the 2022 NFL Draft, Veach traded up to select CB Trent McDuffie (Washington) with the 21st overall selection, and at No. 30, he selected DE George Karlaftis (Purdue). Veach traded the club's first round pick in 2021 as part of a deal acquiring T Orlando Brown from the Baltimore Ravens. The 2022 NFL Draft marked the first draft during Veach's tenure as GM that he made a first-round selection, picking RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire at No. 32. Veach traded the 2018 and 2019 first-round picks to Buffalo and Seattle, respectively. The 2018 first-round pick was part of the package to trade up in 2017 to select QB Patrick Mahomes, and the 2019 first-round selection was part of the deal to acquire DE Frank Clark.

Prior to being promoted to general manager, Veach played an integral role in the scouting process of QB Patrick Mahomes. The club's 22nd overall selection in the 2018 NFL Draft was traded to Buffalo in 2017 in order to move up and draft Mahomes 10th overall. In his first seven NFL seasons, Mahomes is a two-time NFL MVP (2018, 2022), as well as a three-time Super Bowl MVP (LIV, LVII, LVIII). Entering the 2024 NFL season, Mahomes owns 28,424 passing yards, 219 touchdowns and 63 INTs in his career and became the fastest player in NFL history to throw 20,000 passing yards, doing so in just 67 games.

Since Veach was elevated to general manager, he has proven his competitive approach to building the roster is ongoing. Prior to the 2022 NFL Draft, Veach traded WR Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for five draft picks, including three in the 2022 NFL Draft, giving the club 12 total picks that year, which was the most amount of picks Veach has had entering the draft. Ten of the 12 picks started at least one contest in the 2022 season. All but three of Veach's 23 draft picks from the 2021, 2022 and 2023 NFL Drafts are currently on the club's roster, and 10 of them started in one or both of the club's back-to-back Super Bowl Championship games.

Veach also has proven his due diligence in evaluating veteran talent both currently on the Chiefs roster or elsewhere around the NFL. During his time as General Manager, Veach has worked with players and their representatives to extend, re-sign or acquire several players. QB Patrick Mahomes, TE Travis Kelce and DE Chris Jones are the most notable players drafted by the club prior to Veach's time as GM that he has made a priority to keep in the red and gold. Similarly, his ability to evaluate and recruit veteran free agents has been proven as he's signed key contributors that have come in and played a significant role on the club's Super Bowl teams including - S Tyrann Mathieu (2019), DE Frank Clark (2019), S Justin Reid (2022), WR JuJu Smith-Schuster (2022), WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling (2022), T Jawaan Taylor (2023), T Donovan Smith (2023), LB Drue Tranquill (2023) and S Mike Edwards (2023).

The Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania, native joined the Chiefs after spending six years with the Philadelphia Eagles (2007-12). He served as a Southeast Regional Scout (2011-12) after originally joining Philadelphia's Player Personnel Department as a Pro and College Scout in 2010. Prior to entering the scouting department, Veach was the Assistant to Head Coach Andy Reid for three seasons (2007-09). Before joining the Eagles, Veach was the Supervisor of Intercollegiate Athletic Events at his alma mater, the University of Delaware (2005-06). He was a four-year letterman as a wide receiver for the Blue Hens, catching 99 passes for 1,470 yards (14.8 avg.). He left Delaware as the school's all-time leader in kickoff return yards with 1,558 yards.

Veach earned a bachelor's degree in health and physical education and a master's degree in education from Delaware. Along the way, he earned Atlantic 10 Conference All-Academic honors three times during his collegiate career. He was a standout running back for Mt. Carmel High School where he was named state player of the year in 1996 and was a two-time all-state selection. He was also selected to participate in the Big 33 game between the top high school players from Pennsylvania and Ohio.

Education: ­Delaware (B.S. 2002, Ed.M. 2004). Born: Mt. Carmel, Pa. Family: Wife - Alison; Children - twin sons, Elijah and Wylan, and a daughter, Ella.