For the first few years of his tenure as the Kansas City Chiefs general manager, Brett Veach remained patient at the NFL's annual trade deadline. It's not that Veach was shy about making deals. Rather, he typically made his moves before a season and trusted the process to play out over the course of 16 games.
That trend has shifted in recent years, as the Chiefs ascended to the top of the NFL's pecking order. To sustain such a lofty position, Veach has become a familiar voice working the phones throughout the fall in order to shore up needy positions and deal off spare parts.