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Found January 15, 2012 on Chicago Breaking Sports:
PLAYERS: Todd Haley,  Scott Pioli
TEAMS: Kansas City Chiefs
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The Kansas City Star reports: Former coach Todd Haley's belief that team officials were bugging phones to monitor employee conversations, and interviews with more than two dozen current and former employees, suggest that intimidation and secrecy are among the Chiefs’ principal management styles under general manager Scott Pioli.
Original Story: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/...
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