Scott Pioli still wearing Darth Vader costume

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Members of the Kansas City Chiefs organization are starting to question why Chiefs’ General Manager, Scott Pioli, continues to wear his Halloween costume.

Pioli, who dressed up as Darth Vader from Star Wars for Halloween, continues to show up to his office in full gear, doing his best to stay in character at all times. He initially wore the costume the Friday before Halloween, drawing chuckles from Chiefs’ employees who said his real life personality mirrored closely with the former Anikin Skywalker.

However, Chiefs’ employees are confused as to why Pioli has worn the costume to the office the past three days.

“Maybe he just wants to get his money’s worth,” said Jeff Traber, who works in the season ticket sales group at Arrowhead. “It doesn’t look like a cheap, plastic costume. It looks like Mr. Pioli spent a lot of money on that thing.”

Some staffers say it’s not just the costume that bothers them, but the way Pioli has been acting while wearing the Vader helmet. He continuously makes demands while waving his hand in the air, as if trying to perform the famed “Jedi Mind Trick.”

His actions aren’t limited to the staffers either. Pioli kept his costume on during a meeting with Chiefs veteran lineman Brian Waters, leading to an odd action when the discussion became heated.

“We were yelling at each other about my role as a leader, and he suddenly yelled, ‘You have failed me for the last time!’ and put his hand up, as if he was choking the air,” said Waters. “I’m not sure what he thought was going to happen, or if he thought I was going to fall over dead, but I’m pretty sure that helmet is cutting off the circulation to his brain.”

The first-year GM has also been responding to media questions with odd, cryptic responses, keeping in character with the evil Sith Lord.

“I find your lack of faith disturbing,” replied Pioli when asked about the Chiefs chances to finish out of the AFC West cellar.

“He’s saying that kind of shit all the time now. It’s not only kind of creepy, but most of it doesn’t make much sense,” said Ron Goreman, a media relations intern. “Mr. Hunt walked into a room the other day, and Pioli gets down on one knee and says, ‘What is thy bidding, my master?’ How ’bout win a goddamn game. Make that your bidding. Make winning your bidding. Not dressing up in a freaking costume.”

While Chiefs’ head of PR Bob Moore calls the costume, “a harmless motivational tool for employees,” most of the Chiefs staff would appreciate Pioli returning to his usual, assholish self, without the costume.

Seriously, why the hell does he still have that thing on?” asked Jenny Turner, a Marketing Assistant for the Chiefs. “I dressed up as a slutty teacher for Halloween, but there’s no way they’d allow me to continue wearing that costume into the office. Unless, you know, Len Dawson gets his way.”