Chiefs GM Brett Veach on Khalil Mack trade: “We’re excited” The Oakland Raiders stunned the NFL world early on Saturday when they traded their best defensive player Ron Parker Jersey , defensive end Khalil Mack, to the Chicago Bears.Mack leaves the AFC West division to join the Chicago Bears, who are now coached by former Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy. Nagy played college football with Chiefs general manager Brett Veach at the University of Delaware, and they remain close friends to this day.“We were excited. Yeah, we were excited,” Veach said during a conference call Saturday. “I think I was probably the first one to call Matt (Nagy) [Saturday], and I congratulated him and I said, ‘The Bears and the Chiefs just got better today.’”The Chiefs and their offensive line no longer have to deal with Mack, who heads to the NFC.“We were excited to see [Mack] go,” Veach said. “He’s a phenomenal player and Chicago got a phenomenal player there to pair with (Leonard) Floyd, and they got Akiem Hicks and the young linebacker there. They’re developing quite a front there. I’m excited for Matt (Nagy). “I think that’s going to be a great addition and most important, for us, we don’t have to play him twice a year.” The Kansas City Chiefs improved to 9-1 by defeating the Arizona Cardinals, 26-14, on Sunday.Here were the snap counts for the Chiefs:OffenseDefenseSpecial teams (only)Starters (offense): WR Tyreek Hill, LT Eric Fisher, LG Cam Erving, C Austin Reiter, RG Andrew Wylie Authentic Patrick Mahomes II Jersey , RT Mitch Schwartz, TE Travis Kelce, WR Chris Conley, WR Demarcus Robinson, QB Patrick Mahomes, RB Kareem HuntStarters (defense): LDE Allen Bailey, NT Derrick Nnadi, RDE Chris Jones, LOLB Dee Ford, LILB Reggie Ragland, RILB Ben Niemann, ROLB Justin Houston, RCB Kendall Fuller, RCB Steve Nelson, S Eric Murray, S Ron ParkerActive, but did not play: QB Chad Henne, LB Anthony HitchensInactive: WR Sammy Watkins, S Eric Berry Youth Reggie Ragland Jersey , S/CB Josh Shaw, LB Frank Zombo, OL Mitch Morse, RG Kahlil McKenzie, DT Justin HamiltonTakeaways (in no particular order)Three Chiefs skill-position were on the field more than 90 percent of the time Sunday—tight end Travis Kelce (58 offensive snaps), Tyreek Hill (54 offensive snaps) and Chris Conley (54 offensive snaps).Wide receiver Demarcus Robinson saw the most playing time he’s seen (43 offensive snaps) since Week 4 against the Denver Broncos.Running back Spencer Ware saw his offensive snaps go up from 14 last week to 20 this week. He had his first touchdown of the season vs. the Cardinals.The iron men on defense for the Chiefs on Sunday were cornerbacks Kendall Fuller and Steve Nelson, as well as safety Ron Parker (73 defensive snaps each). Eric Murray missed only on defensive snap (99 percent) on Sunday. In their returns: Linebacker Justin Houston had 49 defensive snaps (67 percent) and safety Daniel Sorensen had 32 defensive snaps (44 percent). Houston played quite a bit—an indication he is back to full health.Inside linebacker Ben Niemann had 29 defensive snaps (40 percent) in his “debut.” Nose tackles Derrick Nnadi (27 defensive snaps) and Xavier Williams (23 defensive snaps) nearly split time. Williams is a former Arizona Cardinal.Even in Houston’s return, Breeland Speaks out-snapped Tanoh Kpassagnon, 24-10.Special-teams standouts for Sunday (18 or more special-teams snaps): TE Demetrius Harris (23), LB Ben Niemann (21), CB Charvarius Ward (21), WR Marcus Kemp (19), LB Dorian O’Daniel (19), RB Damien Williams (19), FB Anthony Sherman (18),
