KANSAS CITY, MO - NOVEMBER 03: Kansas City Chiefs chairman and CEO Clark Hunt, left, and general manager Brett Veach, right, watch pregame warmups prior to the game against the Minnesota Vikings at Arrowhead Stadium on November 3, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)
When owner Clark Hunt promoted Brett Veach to be the new general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs in July, 2017, he did so largely due to his relationship with head coach Andy Reid and the belief that Veach was integral in the push to draft quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
At the time, of course, the team did not know what they had in their then-rookie quarterback, but it was clear that the team believed in him, and that Hunt believed in Veach’s vision for building a team around the 10th overall draft pick.