When Kansas City Chiefs general manager Brett Veach met with reporters on a conference call on Tuesday, the most significant takeaways were regarding Veach’s thoughts on returning two players to the team in 2022: left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. and safety Tyrann Mathieu.
Mathieu — who will turn 30 before the season begins — has just completed a three-year, $42 million contract with the team. In those three seasons, he’s twice been named an All-Pro — and has made the Pro Bowl in each of the last two years. In the locker room, he is seen as one of the team’s defensive leaders.