Chiefs news: Brett Veach is still working on extensions for Trey Smith, Nick Bolton

Brett Veach spoke to the media for the first time since making so many moves around Chiefs roster cuts.

It's been a busy, busy week for the Kansas City Chiefs. According to Brett Veach, there's plenty more work waiting for him now that much of the roster construction is done for the start of a new regular season.

Veach, the Chiefs general manager, spoke to the media for the first time on Thursday following a frenzy of moves made to pare down the team's roster at the deadline mandated by the National Football League. The Chiefs, like every other franchise, had to whittle down the roster from 90 players to only 53. In the midst of so many decisions, the Chiefs also made several trades, signings, and waiver claims.

Following the frenzy that included adding defensive end Cam Thomas, running back Samaje Perine, wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, quarterback Bailey Zappe, and more, Veach knows this isn't time to rest. In fact, he said he's ready to turn his attention to some long-standing business to finish up a series of contract extensions that have been on hold for quite some time.

Coming into this offseason, the Chiefs had a handful of players eligible for contract extensions about which the team made no secret of their hopes to get something done. Of course, past expressions have been made without anything coming to fruition with the likes of defensive tackle Chris Jones or offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr.

This summer, however, the Chiefs showed some impressive follow-through on two of those fronts. First, the Chiefs front office found a way to sign kicker Harrison Butker to a four-year contract extension in early August. A few weeks later, the team made Creed Humphrey the game's highest-paid center. That left only right guard Trey Smith and linebacker Nick Bolton as players left to reward.

On Thursday, Veach addressed those lack of extensions with updates on where the team is at with each player.

"Like I said, we've been in conversations with Trey and we still have some time here," said Veach. "We'll get a chance to talk to both Trey's people and Nick's people. It is a little tricky when you get in the offseason. It's hard to work on four deals all at the same time, not knowing where they're going to end and not knowing where the money is going to be allocated. You do, unfortunately, have to do it systematically. 

"It does take time and does drag out," he continued. Fortunately, we were able to knock Harrison out rather quickly. Obviously, Creed was tricky. That took some time. He's a tremendous player, but I'm excited to get him done. Now we still have some time here before the season starts."

The new season is only a week away, but perhaps the Chiefs are far enough along on the basic structure of a deal or two to get another one done before it could become a distraction on the field. At the very least, fans can know the team is working hard behind the scenes to keep one or both players beyond this season. Whether something gets done or not, only time will tell.