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Patrick Mahomes ‘very confident’ Chiefs will make new deal with Orlando Brown Jr.

With their mandatory minicamp now behind them, the Kansas City Chiefs’ players, coaches and executives will now retire for the NFL’s summer break, which will last until teams begin their training camps in late July.

But at least a few people in the organization have some urgent business that must be concluded before then: getting a new long-term deal for left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. by the July 15 deadline.

When reporters asked questions about it after Thursday’s final minicamp session, it was obvious that the team expects a long-term deal will be made — very likely reducing the $16.