In the wake of a failed ballot initiative that would have generated $800MM for renovations to Arrowhead Stadium, Dallas mayor Eric Johnson publicly advocated for the Chiefs to relocate to Dallas. While it appears that is not going to happen, the Chiefs could still be on the move in the relatively near future.
The club’s lease with the Truman Sports Complex runs through January 31, 2031, meaning that Clark Hunt’s club does not yet have a place to call home for the 2031 season. As Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk writes, the Kansas legislature has passed a bill that would finance a new stadium for the Chiefs, thereby bringing a Big 4 sports outfit to the Sunflower State for the first time. Chiefs president Mark Donovan said at a Friday press conference that he is in talks with both Kansas and Missouri as he seeks to resolve his team’s stadium situation.
“I would say every option is on the table,” Donovan said (h/t Alper) . . . . “What makes the most sense for our fans? What makes the most sense for our franchise and this organization? What makes the most sense and can have the biggest impact on this region? I think the positive is we do have options and we’ll consider those.”
Interestingly, Donovan indicated that he hopes to make a decision between Kansas and Missouri within the next six months, a deadline that Nate Taylor of The Athletic deemed the “biggest takeaway” from the presser. Although it does not come as a surprise, Donovan did confirm that the Chiefs would play their home games at Arrowhead until the expiration of their current lease, which will take them through the 2030 campaign.
The president also indicated that there has been talk about another public vote in Jackson County (Mo.), though there is not currently much traction for such a measure. Donovan said the team would want “a lot of the details determined before we go” in that direction again.
Question I’ve had for years – Did the Houston ‘Texans’ pay the Hunts in order to use the name ‘Texans’, as that being KC’s original moniker before they relocated? Or, was that name free use due to its AFL link?
Don’t care if they play in Missouri or Kansas long as they stay AFC West!
I seem to recall that some sort of deal or permission had to be worked out but I don’t remember the specifics.
In the big picture, they’ll still be located in virtually the same place. If Kansas will build them the stadium, they should do it. The Chiefs fans will still have their team and still be able to watch them
They’ve won a few Super Bowls in the past few years. Finance your own renovations. It’s not like they are poor.
The Chiefs don’t actually own the stadium. They lease it from Truman Sports Complex as explained in the opening sentence of the second paragraph. I believe that only Dallas, Rams, Dolphins, Commanders, and Panthers are the only teams that actually own the stadium. I think that most of those owners control a separate company that actually owns and operates the stadium, except for Washington.
So, for the Hunt family to finance their own renovations is like you paying to renovate my bathroom. That way you can use it, if you ever stay with me.
49ers own Levi stadium, although they have some weird profit sharing deal with Santa Clara
If I finance your bathroom renovation I’m parking in your yard and I’ll charge you to use that facility…but that utility would be the envy of your neighborhood.
If the Chiefs have to relocate, let it be to Oakland or San Diego. I’d enjoy the irony of that and they have some interesting history in those places.
Obviously it won’t happen but that would be hilarious