Chiefs GM Brett Veach: Kansas City 'lucky' to have WR Marquise Brown in 2024

The Chiefs' 2023 narrative -- prior to, you know, their run to a second-straight title -- focused intensely on a lack of quality receiving talent available to Patrick Mahomes.

Rookie receiver Rashee Rice was his most consistent target outside of tight end Travis Kelce, causing many to wonder how the Chiefs might fight their way through the AFC to even get back to the Super Bowl.

But they did, and they won it with a walk-off touchdown pass to Mecole Hardman, a familiar face who returned to Kansas City in the middle of the 2023 season and didn't do much, but just enough to help the Chiefs secure another Lombardi Trophy. But even with another shiny piece of hardware in hand, the Chiefs were aware of their need at receiver going forward, and found a solution in Marquise "Hollywood" Brown.

"Like every year, whether it's free agency or the draft, if there's an opportunity to add a playmaker for Pat (Mahomes), we're always going to be looking for those options," Chiefs general manager Brett Veach explained Friday. "(We) played it out, so to speak, at some other positions. I think we were lucky that Hollywood's situation played out the way it did.

"I think he's going to be a great one-year addition for us and he's going to set himself up nicely moving forward. I think we're excited and like I said, every year is different and unique. I think with the resources we had available, we maximized what we can do this offseason."

Sure, Brown might only be with the Chiefs in a mercenary role, but Veach didn't shy from acknowledging how lucrative the role could be for Brown in 2024. It doesn't take much to convince a speedster like Brown to play with Mahomes, and with Brown now on the roster, Kansas City feels better about its situation at the