Kansas City Chiefs decision for General Manager should come soon
By Matt Conner
Given the rate of the interview process, fans should expect to hear word on a new general manager for the Chiefs in the very near future.
Don’t expect this to drag out. In a matter of days, maybe even hours, the Kansas City Chiefs should be expected to announce their new general manager. Though the wound from John Dorsey’s exit still feels fresh, even though the bandages are still being changed daily, the process on Clark Hunt’s end is moving so swiftly that it’s clear this won’t take long. John Dorsey’s seat will still be warm for whoever takes over.
Look at the last few days. If rumors are true in terms of the Chiefs timeline on visits to Arrowhead, some candidates for the job didn’t even get a full day to themselves with the Chiefs owner and leadership. Ryan Cowden, currently the Tennessee Titans Director of Player Personnel, came in on Wednesday. Then again, so did Seahawks exec Scott Fitterer, who was reportedly supposed to interview over the course of Tuesday and/or Wednesday. In-house favorite Brett Veach was also squeezed in there somewhere.
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Those names were among the ones leaked early along with Minnesota Vikings Assistant GM George Paton and ESPN analyst and former Eagles front office exec Louis Riddick. What’s clear in this process is that a list was already ready and, once Dorsey’s exit was worked out — reportedly a mutual parting of ways — Hunt went into action.
In a way this is good news for a team who will have a lot of internal decisions to make very soon, cutting down a roster from 90 to 53. That’s no small task to then also have your eyes and ears on 31 other franchises to see who might become available there. Getting the new guy up to speed quickly is an important part of the agenda.
Despite how you feel about Dorsey leaving the Chiefs, the reality is that his replacement will be here soon enough, announced and ready to go in the days to come—maybe even by the time you’re done reading this column.