.jpg) Veach at the White House in 2023 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
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| Title | General manager |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1977-12-19)December 19, 1977 (age 48) Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College | Delaware |
| Positions | Running back,wide receiver,return specialist |
| Career history | |
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| Awards and highlights | |
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| Executive profile atPro Football Reference | |
Brett Veach (born December 19, 1977)[1] is an American professionalfootball executive who is thegeneral manager of theKansas City Chiefs of theNational Football League (NFL). Prior to being the Chiefs general manager, he was the Chiefs' co-director of player personnel.[2] He began his career as an assistant for thePhiladelphia Eagles in 2004, eventually moving up and becoming a scout.[3]
Veach attended theUniversity of Delaware, where he also playedcollege football. From1998 to2001, he playedrunning back,wide receiver, andreturn specialist for theFightin' Blue Hens.[4] Veach's teammates includedquarterbackMatt Nagy, whom Veach would later invite to join the Eagles in 2009; the two would follow Eagles head coachAndy Reid to the Chiefs in2013.[5][6][7]
In 2004, Veach began his career as a coaching intern with thePhiladelphia Eagles under head coachAndy Reid. In 2008, he was promoted to coaches' assistant.
In 2010, Veach shifted to the Eagles' scouting department and became a scout.
In 2013, Veach followed Andy Reid to theKansas City Chiefs and was hired as a pro and college personnel analyst. In 2015, Veach was promoted to co-director of player personnel. The Chiefs selected quarterbackPatrick Mahomes 10th overall in the2017 NFL draft.[8] On July 10, 2017, Veach was named general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs following the firing ofJohn Dorsey. Under his leadership, the Chiefs have been awarded nine AFC West championships, five AFC Championships, and three Super Bowls (Super Bowl LIV,Super Bowl LVII, andSuper Bowl LVIII).[9][10]
Veach and his wife have three children together.[citation needed]
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