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How Chiefs owner Clark Hunt became one of the most respected men in the NFL

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SAN FRANCISCO

The face of the next generation of power in the NFL is mostly anonymous among fans here, and that is part of the point. One of the leading voices of influence for the NFL’s future does not speak much, which is largely how he earned his sway.

There cannot be too many collections of bigger egos than the billionaires who own NFL teams. They are rich and they are powerful. They travel on private jets, receive police escorts on game days and do not have to look far to find someone to run an errand or tell them they’re right.