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Chiefs pay cuts will reach the top of organization

Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on March 2, 2011, 8:21 AM EST

While teams like the Jets single out assistant coaches to punish in the event of a work stoppage, the Chiefs have come up with a more egalitarian approach.

Adam Teicher of the Kansas City Star reports that everyone in the organization will see a pay reduction if there is a lockout. That includes G.M. Scott Pioli, head coach Todd Haley, and team President Mark Donovan.

The plan will allow the Chiefs to avoid laying off any employees. They also won’t force anyone to take unpaid furloughs and employees will retain their full benefits.

Now that we think about it, we’re surprised there isn’t more outrage about the approach the Jets are taking. Assistant coaches are the men that can least afford a pay decrease.

Teams like the Giants are trying to avoid any pay reductions in the short term. The Chiefs will only reduce their average employee pay by 10% in a “worst case scenario” and the salaries of “top executives, vice presidents and assistant coaches would be reduced by less than 20 percent, on average” according to Teicher’s source.

Everyone on the Chiefs will be paid in full if the whole 2011 season is played.