Todd Haley apologizes for snubbing Josh McDaniels
Although he has not apologized personally, Kansas City Chiefs coach Todd Haley addressed the media on Monday 15 November and apologized for snubbing Denver Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels after the Broncos' 49-29 drubbing of the Chiefs on Sunday 14 November.
After the game, as the teams marched on the field to congratulate each other, Haley made a single comment to McDaniels before pointing an accusatory finger at him and then storming off in a huff.
"It sounds like it's become a big deal and I do want to apologize for me not shaking Josh's hand after the game," Haley said. "I do believe in doing what's right and that was not right. Probably let the emotions of the situation get me too much. And I apologize.
I apologize to the fans and to Denver and to Josh."
When asked by reporters about the situation, Haley declined to go into details about what upset him and only went on to say, "I don't think that's necessary to get into it. I think it's very necessary that I let everybody know that I would do that over again
at the end, and it wasn't the right thing to do."
Speculation has it that Haley is upset that McDaniels was trying to run up the score, and that unwritten NFL etiquette would have called for the Broncos to start fielding their second-stringers.
In one of last year's meetings between the two teams, the Chiefs routed the Broncos 44-24 and Haley paid the Broncos the courtesy of giving some of his starters some time on the bench, a courtesy which was not afforded him and his team on this day.
McDaniels couldn't confirm the speculation or offer any tangible explanation as to why Haley was so upset. "I'm not sure about that," he said when asked about the situation.
"I was proud of the way we played and I have a lot of respect for their entire organization. Obviously, I know a lot of people over there. So, I'm not really sure."
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