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Chiefs’ Owner Clark Hunt Disputes Complaint From Players After Being Rated As The Worst Owner In The NFL

In the midst of the NFL’s most recent dynasty, the Kansas City Chiefs are facing off-the-field issues between players and owner Clark Hunt despite being the most successful team on the field, making four of the last five Super Bowls and winning three of them.

In the latest release of the NFLPA’s report cards, the Chiefs received a D or an F in six of the 11 categories, earning the second-worst overall grade of any team in the NFL, behind only the Washington Commanders.

The translation from on-the-field to off-the-field success isn’t so direct. Despite all the joy that comes with winning back-to-back Super Bowls, the complaints came from 47 anonymous Chiefs players who gave the worst grades in the team’s locker room.

According to the survey, players were told that the locker room would be renovated following the 2022 season, but the renovation never came. They won the Super Bowl that year. The locker room category received an “F,” and so did the rating for Hunt, who graded out as the worst owner in the NFL.

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Interestingly enough, NFLPA president J.C. Tretter stated that the Chiefs didn’t receive a renovation on their locker room because they won the Super Bowl.

“The answer [the players] got back was, ‘You guys won too far in the (2022) playoffs, and we didn’t have time to fix it,'” Tretter said at the combine in February. “That’s reflected in their results. That’s why [Hunt’s] grade is so low.”

This week, Hunt got a chance to defend himself and said that he never promised a renovation of the locker room to players.

“I have spoken to some of our veteran players about that, and they’ve confirmed to me that it was miscommunication,” Hunt said this week. “Certainly, I personally never said anything to them about a renovation of the locker room. It was a misunderstanding.”

Although head coach Andy Reid received an “A+” rating, every other category received a “C” or worse including ownership, locker room, nutritionist/dietician and training staff. Even if Reid and the Chiefs extend this dynasty to next season, it unfortunately does not look like a locker room renovation is coming any time soon.

The Chiefs’ owner has been in the news recently, as the team threatened to leave St. Louis after a tax measure to fund stadium renovations failed.

 

Nathan Weick

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