{"id":29044,"date":"2025-02-27T01:10:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T01:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=29044"},"modified":"2025-02-27T01:10:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T01:10:27","slug":"report-kansas-city-chiefs-might-officially-be-moving-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=29044","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Kansas City Chiefs Might Officially Be Moving"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-before-content\">\n<div class=\"single-entry-meta\">\n<div class=\"entry-meta-row\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content entry-content-single\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2264885\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_22517649-1-1024x563.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_22517649-1-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_22517649-1-595x327.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_22517649-1-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_22517649-1-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_22517649-1-1536x845.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USATSI_22517649-1-2048x1126.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"Chiefs' Arrowhead stadum view\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Chiefs\u2019 Arrowhead stadium (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The future of the\u00a0Kansas City Royals\u00a0and\u00a0Kansas City Chief<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">s<\/a>\u00a0has been a hot topic for some time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div data-stn-player=\"n2psbctm\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last year, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed legislation that will help both professional sports teams pay for new stadiums if they indeed decide to change locations.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs have always intended to remain at Arrowhead Stadium, but all signs continue to point to them playing elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>A new report states the Chiefs are leaning towards a move to Kansas, which is gaining momentum.<\/p>\n<p>The report goes on to state that, should the Kansas City Chiefs pursue that direction, ground will most likely have been broken in the state of Kansas around November 2025.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-1\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" 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frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1894045458390986899\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Jackson County, the current home of the Chiefs and Royals, has been urged to develop a plan to keep them in Missouri.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<p>The Royals have publicly expressed interest in leaving Kauffman Stadium for a new location, while the Chiefs have a lease at Arrowhead Stadium that runs through the 2030 season.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-missouri-house-speaker-put-pressure-on-kansas-city-leaders-to-keep-the-chiefs-and-royals\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Missouri House Speaker Put Pressure On Kansas City Leaders To Keep The Chiefs And Royals<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2184898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1242717277-2-1024x563.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1242717277-2-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1242717277-2-595x327.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1242717277-2-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1242717277-2-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1242717277-2-1536x845.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1242717277-2.jpg 2000w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>KANSAS CITY, MO \u2013 AUGUST 25: A #16 decal on the back of the Kansas City Chiefs\u2019 helmet (Photo by David Eulitt\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The attempt to lure the Chiefs to cross the state line from Missouri to Kansas has been in play for a while.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs announced plans to renovate GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, but voters in Jackson County, Missouri, rejected a sales tax measure that would have helped fund major renovations to Arrowhead Stadium and a new downtown ballpark for the Royals.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-3\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p>House Speaker Jonathan Patterson made it clear inside the state Capitol that Jackson County leaders needed to develop a stadium funding plan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe time is running out,\u201d\u00a0Patterson said. \u201cI think it is time for a plan and course of action. And I do want to reiterate, I do think this is going to be something that has to happen in the county first and then the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chiefs\u2019 Arrowhead stadium (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images) The future of the\u00a0Kansas City Royals\u00a0and\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0has been a hot topic for some time. Last year, Kansas Gov. 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