The Kansas City Chiefs have decided to secure their coaching and front-office future by agreeing to the terms of contract extensions until 2025 with coach Andy Reid and general manager Brett Veach, sources confirmed Monday at ESPN.
News of the pending expansions was first reported by the NFL Network.
Reid and Veach joined the Chiefs in 2013, with Veach starting out as a Boy Scout. He was promoted to CEO in 2017.
The fortunes of the team changed immediately after their arrival. The Chiefs have made the playoffs in six of seven seasons with Reid and Veach, the last four as AFC West champions. The Chiefs last season won their first Super Bowl in 50 years, beating the San Francisco 49ers.
Reid, 62, is 77-35 in seven regular seasons with the Chiefs. He recently said he had no plans to retire.
“One of the great things about this job is when you can’t wait to come to work and deal with the players and the coaches,” he said. “I have the chance to work with good players and coaches. [Patrick Mahomes] makes it even better. He has a unique ability with what he does with his teammates. The ‘Honey Badger’ [Tyrann Mathieu] was part of that too.
“These two guys make our job so enjoyable. I come to work and I have two great leaders like that, plus other players who like to play the game. Look, if this gets me into my 70s, then let’s roll.”
Veach, 42, is credited within the Chiefs’ organization as the Boy Scout who identified Mahomes in the 2017 NFL Draft as a future star and convinced Reid and others that they should take a step forward. forward in the first round to get the quarterback.
The Chiefs at one point this year had less than $ 200 in wiggle room under the salary cap, but still found a way to sign Mahomes, defensive tackle Chris Jones and tight end Travis Kelce to new contracts. potentially worth over $ 600 million.
President Clark Hunt recently said the Chiefs intend to re-sign Veach.
“We are very fortunate to have Brett in our organization,” said Hunt. “He’s done an amazing job over the past three years taking a really good roster and turning it into a Championship roster, and I think it’s a roster now that will have a chance for several years to be a Super Bowl contender. He’s done an amazing job. He works extremely well with Coach Reid, he also has a great rapport with our players, so he’s someone we want here for the long haul. “
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