The team is now on a bigger mission, which is to achieve an unprecedented three-peat. Tough decisions had to be made in order to try and assemble the best possible roster, and that included parting with many players who celebrated the Super Bowl in February.

One of them was Kadarius Toney, who was released before the roster cuts last week. Speaking to the media about this decision, Veach admitted the team isn’t happy with how things went with the wide receiver.

“I mean, look, I think we’re certainly disappointed. I think he’s disappointed,” Veach said of Toney, though he heaped praise on the wideout. “We really like the kid, and I know that people could have different takes on Kadarius, but I know in this building, he’s a bright kid. He’s a smart kid. I think when you look back on it, some of the stuff is, is a stroke of bad luck in regards to some of the injuries you can’t control, like walking out the first day of training camp last year and tearing his MCL.”

Kadarius Toney’s lackluster 2023 season with Chiefs

Toney was troubled by injuries throughout the 2023 NFL season, having undergone knee surgery at the beginning of training camp. In the end, the Chiefs couldn’t find in him the weapon they needed for Mahomes.

With just 27 catches for 169 yards and a touchdown, Toney’s production at Arrowhead last year didn’t go to plan. In fact, he’s been part of a struggling WR room that failed to help Mahomes throughout the 2023 season.

The Chiefs gave up a third and a sixth-round pick to get Toney from the New York Giants in 2022. Even so, Veach has made it clear he has no regrets about making that trade.

“I don’t think we’re sitting here going for a third straight Super Bowl. Had we not made that trade,” said Veach. “So from that standpoint, do it all over again in a heartbeat. I think it’s always disappointing when a player’s tenure ends in that situation, meaning you will have players that the age catches up to them. You’ll have players where maybe it’s a really serious injury, and then you’ll have players that you move on from where the talent just wasn’t there. So I think when you have to move on from a player, and the full product, or the finished product, or untapping all that talent wasn’t realized, there’s a disappointment.”

Chris Jones wants a new contract with the Kansas City Chiefs. Given the significant contracts handed out to players in his position this offseason, his performance last season that included an impressive 15.5 sacks justifies a raise from his base salary of $19.5 million in 2023.

He has one year remaining on his current deal, so he chose to skip mandatory minicamp. The Chiefs faced a similar situation with Jones after their 2019 championship win, and general manager Brett Veach is confident they can extend him again.

The star defensive tackle didn’t practice with the team this week, but he has the support of Patrick Mahomes. Andy Reid also said he isn’t concerned, although there is no doubt they need Jones to pursue another Super Bowl.

Brett Veach is confident in extending Chris Jones

Veach has been one of the best general managers in the league. The Chiefs are a reliable organization especially building their roster, but they know that extending Jones will make things easier in that perspective. They would be able to reduce the 28.29M cap hit the defensive tackle currently has if they do so.

“We have great communication, and there’s a lot of time before camp. I feel good about where we’re going to be with Chris. We’ll get to celebrate, have a good time. I’m sure we’ll have great dialogue from now to the start of training camp, and look forward to Chris being here, not just for next year but for a long time”, Veach said according to Jordan Foote of Sports Illustrated.

He also mentioned the contract negotiation he had with Jones when the player got a four-year deal worth 80 million dollars. “We have a long history together, and we have a great relationship with his agents. These things usually get worked out right before or right during the start of camp. We anticipate the same, and we’ll see how it goes”, the general managers clarified for the fans.