Kansas City Chiefs general manager Brett Veach and Cleveland Browns general manager John Dorsey will always be connected for as long as their respective tenures last.
Dorsey came to the Chiefs with Andy Reid in 2013, and over the next four seasons, rebuilt Kansas City into a winner. During that time period, Veach served under Dorsey, first as a pro and college personnel analyst from 2013-2014 and then as co-director of player personnel from 2015-2016.
Then something unexpected and drastic happened:
The Chiefs fired Dorsey and Veach took the vacant position.
After the switch, Veach said Dorsey spoke to him twice, calling Veach before the GM interview and after the GM interview, and to this day, Veach will always speak highly of Dorsey, someone he looks up to as a mentor.