KANSAS CITY Kendall Fuller Jersey , Mo. — Patrick Mahomes arrived at Chiefs training camp six weeks ago with an abundance of playmakers at his disposal, possibly more than he had during his MVP season just one year ago.Tyreek Hill and Sammy Watkins were back. So were Travis Kelce and Damien Williams. Added to the mix was speedster Mecole Hardman, the Chiefs’ first selection in this past April’s draft.So when the Chiefs made a bold, all-in play over the weekend to sign two-time All-Pro running back LeSean McCoy, Mahomes could have been forgiven for not believing it. McCoy is expected to serve as the backup Sunday when the Chiefs open the regular season with a trip to Jacksonville.“He’s obviously been a great player in this league for a long time,” Mahomes said, “and someone who is a very intelligent guy to pick up the offense this fast. Any time you add good players, I’m excited.”Nobody quite knows what the 31-year-old McCoy has left after a down season in Buffalo, one that led the Bills to release him over the weekend. But with the Chiefs’ sheer quantity of offensive playmakers, McCoy doesn’t need to be the go-to player that he has been much of his career.That is one of the things that made signing with Kansas City so attractive.McCoy makes it clear that he expects to contribute in a big way to his first good chance at making a Super Bowl run. But McCoy also understands that the core of the Kansas City offense has been together for more than a year, and that joining the mix on the eve of the regular season could be a bit awkward.“The majority of my career, I’ve been the key guy. I come here and I’m kind of down a little in the grouping,” he said. “You have the quarterback and all of the wide receivers. Even in the backfield they have some good players. If you look at it that way, I can come here and do some things. I won’t be the red dot that every game the defense is circling. That helps out when you have a lot of help around you.”The natural question now is to ask whether coach Andy Reid has enough playing time for everyone.Hill is coming off a season in which he was third in the league with 12 touchdown receptions, and he led the NFL with 22 catches of at least 25 yards. Watkins had 40 catches despite missing long stretches to injuries. Kelce had the second-most prolific season in receiving yards by a tight end in NFL history Sammy Watkins Jersey , and Williams merely made everyone forget about Kareem Hunt down the stretch last year.Hardman has entered the mix as the No. 3 wide receiver after an eye-opening training camp, and fellow rookie Darwin Thompson turned plenty of heads in the backfield during the preseason.Now, throw No. 25 into the mix.“That’s what kind of makes the preseason difficult,” Kelce said, “because you think, ‘Man, I hope Coach Reid doesn’t dial up my play that we were going to use during the season.’ But every week the staff is going to put together a game plan that is going to get you excited.”This weekend’s plan could focus on Kelce, given the way the Jaguars line up on defense.Two-time All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey has already indicated that he will shadow Hill, much as he did last season and often does against No. 1 wide receivers. That means running mate A.J. Bouye will likely cover Watkins and Kelce will have a linebacker or safety on him.That’s the kind of mismatch that Mahomes shredded last season, when he threw for more than 5,000 yards and 50 touchdowns. It’s also the kind of mismatch the Chiefs can expect when they have such a wide range of pass-catching options capable of springing loose for a touchdown.Not to mention a bunch of playmaking running backs with McCoy joining the fold.“I’m open to working hard and competing. The ultimate goal is to win,” he said. “That’s one thing that I haven’t done yet. I have had good numbers and I’ve done some good things, but I want to win with a winning team. Whatever it takes to get that done, we will do.”NOTES: Everyone on the 53-man roster practiced for the Chiefs on Wednesday, including backup TE Deon Yelder. He missed much of training camp with an ankle injury. … Reid offered his wishes to those who are affected by Hurricane Dorian Anthony Hitchens Jersey , which has forced Jacksonville to alter its practice schedule. “I’m glad everybody is out of there and in a place where they can be safe,” Reid said. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs are already planning their future around signing quarterback Patrick Mahomes to a long-term contract, even though the NFL MVP won’t be eligible to sign an extension until after next season.Chiefs general manager Brett Veach said during a wide-ranging interview Thursday that some of the financial decisions made dating back to last offseason were done with Mahomes in mind, such as the way the franchise structured contracts and how they approached free agency and the draft.“We were prepared for Pat to have success and be a franchise quarterback,” Veach said, “so this process of structuring ourselves for the next three, four, five years started about a year ago.”In the ensuing 12 months, the Chiefs traded incumbent quarterback Alex Smith to Washington and handed the job to Mahomes, who threw for more than 5,000 yards along with 50 touchdown passes while leading the club to its third straight AFC West title and the conference championship game.The Chiefs lost in overtime to the Patriots, a defeat made even more frustrating by the fact that Kansas City lost the coin flip and Mahomes never had a chance with the ball in the extra session.Off the field, Mahomes has become one of the NFL’s biggest stars.With his moppy Mohawk, earnest attitude and game-changing ability Mitchell Schwartz Jersey , Mahomes became must-watch TV by the end of the season. He had the eighth-best selling jersey in the NFL, has been courted by a wave of sponsors and has led Las Vegas odds-makers to peg the Chiefs as Super Bowl favorites next season.Some suggest Mahomes could ultimately sign the first $200 million contract in NFL history when he is eligible for an extension after next season.“Even last year, we were putting a plan together,” Veach said. “I think we have a good plan, and everything we do structure-wise will allow for necessary room moving forward.”Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers set the market with a four-year, $134 million extension last offseason, while Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan signed a five-year, $150 million deal. Rodgers has the average highest salary while Ryan had the highest signing guarantee of $94.5 million.Whatever it takes, Veach is intent on making sure the Chiefs have flexibility to do it.“Obviously, there’s tremendous talent, and we had seen, obviously, a chance to see a lot of his work in college, and we saw all last year,” Veach said. “You knew it was inevitable it was coming. But what surprised me was the ease at which he did it. Even great players when they’re young Juan Thornhill Kansas City Chiefs Jerseys , you anticipate a wall at some point after seven, eight weeks, but there was never really a time.”BASKETBALL CAUTIONVideo of Mahomes making a slick spin move during a pickup basketball game went viral this week, and Veach said he’s already spoken to his quarterback about being careful off the field.“It was obviously a light-hearted discussion,” he said. “The problem with Pat is he does everything 100 mph and so dang competitive. I was like, ‘Hey, man, you’re breaking a lot of ankles out there. Don’t break your own.’ And he was like, ‘No, no, we got that.'”STAR SAFETYEric Berry hardly played last season because of a mysterious heel injury, though he was on the field for the AFC title game. Veach said the highly paid safety would discuss with doctors and the training staff whether to have surgery this offseason.“There’s so much medical information they are working through,” he said. “They’re going through all the postseason evals and exams and then sit down and put together a plan.”THE LINEBACKERSThe Chiefs are expected to switch from a 3-4 defense to a 4-3 under new coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, and that could cause big personnel decisions. Veteran linebacker Justin Houston has the Chiefs’ biggest salary cap number at $21.1 million next season, while top pass rusher Dee Ford could be a candidate for the franchise tag as he hits free agency.“We are running a different scheme now and we started the process Monday of going through the roster Kansas City Chiefs Jerseys 2019 , giving you a pure feel of strengths, weaknesses, where we can get better,” Veach said. “Dee is a player that has done so much for us. We’re excited about bringing him back.”OTHER CONTRACTSDefensive tackle Chris Jones and wide receiver Tyreek Hill are eligible for contract extensions this offseason, and Veach said those discussions could begin at the NFL combine.“We’ll have a lot of dialogue with their agents,” he said. “We want them to be here. I’m sure they want to be here and we want to keep this rolling.”HUNT’S FUTUREVeach danced around the question of whether the Chiefs would ever sign running back Kareem Hunt, whom they cut midway through the season after video surfaced of him kicking a woman in a Cleveland hotel. Hunt remains on the commissioner’s exempt list, but other teams have expressed an interest in the former NFL rushing champion.“Our focus and our hopes with Kareem is he’s able to take the steps necessary to get his life in order, and do the right things,” Veach said. “Everything else after that is not as important.”