Chiefs announce move from Arrowhead Stadium in Missouri to new $3 billion domed stadium in Kansas

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The Kansas City Chiefs are moving to Kansas.

The Chiefs, in conjunction with Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, announced in a statement from owner and chairman Clark Hunt on Monday that the team will move to a domed stadium in Kansas City, Kansas. The announcement came after a meeting of the Kansas Legislative Coordinating Council to discuss the Chiefs’ stadium plans.

The new stadium is planned to be completed in time for the 2031 NFL season and Kelly said the project would cost $3 billion.

"Today we are excited to take another momentous step for the future of the franchise," Hunt's announcement reads. "We have entered into an agreement with the State of Kansas to host Chiefs football beginning with the 2031 NFL season.

https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/breaking-news/article/chiefs-announce-move-from-arrowhead-stadium-in-missouri-to-new-3-billion-domed-stadium-in-kansas-211526929.html

Chiefs agree to deal to play in dome in state of Kansas in 2031


TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Kansas City Chiefs announced Monday that they will leave their longtime home at Arrowhead Stadium for a new, $3 billion domed stadium that will be built across the Kansas-Missouri state line and be ready for the start of the 2031 season.

The announcement came shortly after a council of Kansas lawmakers voted unanimously inside a packed room at the state Capitol to allow for STAR bonds to be issued to cover up to 70% of the cost of the stadium and accompanying mixed-use district.

The bonds will be paid off with state sales and liquor tax revenues generated in a defined area around it.

"The location of Chiefs games will change," Chiefs owner Clark Hunt said, "but some things won't change. Our fans will still be the loudest in the NFL, our games will still be the best place in the world to tailgate, and our players and coaches will be ready to compete for championships, because on the field or off the field, we are big dreamers, and we're ready for the next chapter."

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47391840/kansas-lawmakers-approve-proposal-help-chiefs-build-new-stadium

[hatrack]

1. Fine - let Kansas pay the tab. God knows the Hunt family won't.

[RandySF]

2. I saw this coming.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Big enough for a battleship

I don't understand why everything has to be bigger and bigger until it's a Colossus

[hatrack]

4. And the people bowed and prayed, to the sportsball god they made . . . .

[flvegan]

5. $3 billion stadium. What fucked up priorities we have. n/t

[Sneederbunk]

6. The Giants and the Jets are appalled.