[2] He is the son of Dick Haley, the former director of player personnel for the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets and a former NFL cornerback.

Pioli later became the general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs and hired Haley as the team's head coach in 2009.

[1] Arizona was second in the league in passing offense (292.1 ypg) and ranked sixth in the NFL with 20.5 first downs per game.

In Super Bowl XLIII, the Cardinals offense played the NFL's top-ranked Pittsburgh Steelers defense.

[6][7] The decision to hire Pioli led to speculation that Herman Edwards, who had been serving as the Chiefs' head coach since 2006, was not likely to return for 2009.

[6] Edwards was fired on January 23, just five days after the Arizona Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship Game.

[8] Leading up to Super Bowl XLIII, Haley was repeatedly questioned about Kansas City and the possibilities of joining his former colleague Pioli.

[4] Haley would later say that it was the day after the Super Bowl, which the Cardinals lost, that he heard his name mentioned for the Chiefs' coaching position.

[4] In the days after the Cardinals' appearance in Super Bowl XLIII, Haley was offered the head coaching position of the Chiefs.

Haley initially expressed satisfaction in working with Gailey, saying, "The more I work with the guy, the more I like him..."[This quote needs a citation] After the Chiefs lost their first three preseason games partially due to an abysmal offensive performance, however, Haley reportedly refused to bow to Gailey's suggestion to once again install a spread offense similar to the one installed midway through the 2008 season.

In late October 2009 the Chiefs suspended starting running back Larry Johnson for one week in response to his public comments on Twitter where he questioned Haley's coaching abilities and for using homophobic slurs[clarification needed] when he addressed the media.

After Haley released Johnson, he led the Chiefs to their first two-game winning streak since the 2007 season with victories against the Oakland Raiders and Pittsburgh Steelers on November 15 and 22.

On September 2, 2011, Haley elected to play his starters against the Green Bay Packers in the final preseason game of the year.

Tight end Tony Moeaki, a crucial piece of the team's 2011 offensive plans, injured his knee at the beginning of the second quarter and was ruled out for the remainder of the season.

Despite having lost several key players to injuries, on October 31, 2011, Haley led the Chiefs to a come-from-behind victory on Monday Night Football.

It marked the first time in NFL history that a team that started 0–3 was leading its division by the halfway point of the season.

Chiefs starting quarterback Matt Cassel broke his hand during a week 11 game versus the Denver Broncos.

to question how a team with legitimate playoff hopes entering the 2011 season had remained so thin at so many key positions during the off-season, especially at quarterback and safety, where the Chiefs' lack of depth was more than woeful.

Haley grew up in the Pittsburgh suburb of Upper St. Clair Township, Pennsylvania, and his father was the Steelers' former personnel director.

[20] On January 6, 2022, Haley was named Head coach and General manager for the Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League.

The salad was purchased at a Southlake, Texas, McDonald's restaurant while Haley was a member of the Dallas Cowboys coaching staff at the time.