Getty Kansas City Chiefs general manager Brett Veach explained the Joe Thuney trade prior to the NFL draft. The Kansas City Chiefs kicked off the 2025 offseason with a bang, trading two-time first-team All-Pro guard Joe Thuney weeks after teammates voted him KC MVP . Chiefs general manager Brett Veach finally addressed this bold move publicly on April 17 while speaking ahead of the NFL draft. And his explanation for trading Thuney centered around a lack of available cap space — as most assumed.