The Kansas City Chiefs are locking up the architects behind their championship-winning season, HC Andy Reid and GM Brett Veach, for the long haul.
According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Chiefs are finalizing six-year contract extensions with both Reid and Veach, tying them to the team through the 2025 NFL season. Both were approaching the end of their contracts with the team and now they’ll be rewarded for their recent success.
Reid first arrived as head coach of the Chiefs in 2013. He’s coached the team to 77 wins and 35 losses during the regular season in that span. He’s won five playoff games, including Super Bowl LIV. Veach took over as general manager ahead of the 2017 season after serving as the co-director of player personnel for the team. He’s the man credited with bringing Patrick Mahomes to the Chiefs and constructing the roster that won this franchise their first championship in 50 seasons.
The #Chiefs are finalizing new six-year contracts with coach Andy Reid and GM Brett Veach, tying both to the reigning Super Bowl champs through the 2025 season, per sources.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) August 31, 2020
Chiefs CEO and Chairman Clark Hunt hinted that this might be coming during his press conference during the final day of training camp.
“Well, we’re very lucky to have Brett as part of our organization,” Hunt said. “You’re exactly right, he’s done an amazing job over last three years of taking a really good roster and turning it into a championship roster and I think it’s a roster now that’s going to have a chance for multiple years to be a contender for the Super Bowl. He’s done an outstanding job. He works extremely well with Coach (Andy) Reid, he also has a great rapport with our players, so he’s somebody that we want here for the long term. We tend to not talk about contract extensions until they’re done, but just to suffice it, I’d say that we’re fortunate to have Brett here and hope he’s here a very long time.”
The plan is to keep this team together, top to bottom, for a very long time. It provides the type of long-term stability that could have this team competing at the highest level for years to come.
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