Clark Hunt’s most obvious failing as Chiefs chairman is so materially insignificant that it shouldn’t matter, and so easy to fix that it should not be a problem. But it is also so persistent that it threatens to be self-limiting both in terms of his leadership with the Chiefs and greater ambitions around the NFL.
His subtle strengths and stubborn flaws have each been fully displayed over the last week and a half since his family business was rocked by an embarrassing and violent video that showed star running back Kareem Hunt kicking a woman and proved him to be a liar.