KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A jury decided Wednesday afternoon that the Kansas City Chiefs did not discriminate against a former employee because of his age.
Steven Cox had filed suit, claiming he was wrongfully terminated in 2010 at the age of 61. Cox was a maintenance manager with the Chiefs for 12 years.
Nine out of twelve juror decided in favor of the Chiefs and against Cox.
Cox claimed he received good performance reviews and no complaints about his work. His lawyers argued the team fired him two years ago and replaced him with a younger man. Cox’s lawyer tried to establish that Pioli was a “micro-manager,” controlling every aspect of the stadium complex, including who could watch the team practice. They claimed it was a well-known ambition that Pioli wanted the organization to ‘go young.”
The Chiefs countered that Cox was fired for disobeying his boss by giving an employee an unauthorized $2-per-hour raise.
Cox asked for $400,000 in back pay and millions of dollars more in punitive damages.
Jurors began deliberating Tuesday afternoon.
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