{"id":869364,"date":"2026-04-18T19:15:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T19:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/869364\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T19:15:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T19:15:32","slug":"chiefs-gm-brett-veach-alohi-gilman-fits-that-mold-of-safeties-tyrann-mathieu-justin-reid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/869364\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs GM Brett Veach: Alohi Gilman &#8216;fits that mold&#8217; of safeties Tyrann Mathieu, Justin Reid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Success was certainly had employing Mathieu, a one-time Super Bowl champion who played for the Chiefs from 2019-2021, and Reid, who helped the Chiefs to two Lombardi Trophies from 2022-2024. With <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/players\/bryan-cook\/\" title=\"Bryan Cook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bryan Cook<\/a>, also a two-time Super Bowl champ, departed <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/nfl-news-roundup-latest-league-updates-from-monday-march-9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">via free agency<\/a>, it&#8217;s now on Gilman to carry that leadership torch at safety.<\/p>\n<p>Gilman, a 2020 sixth-round pick who has carved out a role as an NFL starter, might not often be mentioned in the same breath as a player such as Mathieu, a three-time All-Pro who was on the 2010 All-Decade Team, but the Chiefs &#8212; the owners of three straight top-10 defenses &#8212; identified similar abilities.<\/p>\n<p>To his credit, Gilman is coming off his most impactful season as a pro. Despite <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/ravens-trading-edge-odafe-oweh-seventh-round-pick-to-chargers-in-exchange-for-safety-alohi-gilman-fifth-round-pick\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">getting traded<\/a> midseason from the Los Angeles Chargers to the Baltimore Ravens, he delivered a career-high 90 tackles, with a nine passes defensed, a forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and his first defensive touchdown. He can roam the outfield and set up others for success, both pre-play and during the action.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs will require him to prove Veach right, especially as they rebuild the cornerback room following the departures of <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/players\/trent-mcduffie\/\" title=\"Trent McDuffie\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trent McDuffie<\/a>, <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/players\/jaylen-watson\/\" title=\"Jaylen Watson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jaylen Watson<\/a> and <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/players\/joshua-williams\/\" title=\"Joshua Williams\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joshua Williams<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City could also use better pass-rushing oomph and more talent at wide receiver and the offensive line.<\/p>\n<p>Those holes and the addition of Gilman won&#8217;t preclude them from looking at safety in the right spot in next week&#8217;s draft, but his presence certainly provides a comfort.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Success was certainly had employing Mathieu, a one-time Super Bowl champion who played for the Chiefs from 2019-2021,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":869365,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2063],"tags":[1717,1227,346,7,118,110,2438,2437,88,6,609,4267],"class_list":{"0":"post-869364","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-kansas-city-chiefs","8":"tag-alohi-gilman","9":"tag-around-the-nfl","10":"tag-chiefs","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-kansas-city","13":"tag-kansas-city-chiefs","14":"tag-kansascity","15":"tag-kansascitychiefs","16":"tag-news","17":"tag-nfl","18":"tag-no-minute","19":"tag-offseason-news"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116427313839857387","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/869364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=869364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/869364\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/869365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=869364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=869364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=869364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}