Chiefs moving to Kansas

[Shrek]

We'll finally have an NFL franchise!

https://www.arrowheadpride.com/kansas-city-chiefs-news/190473/team-announces-construction-of-new-kansas-stadium

On Monday, the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas governor Laura Kelly announced plans to build a new stadium for the team — along with a new headquarters and training facility — at two locations in Kansas.

The $3 billion stadium will be built in Wyandotte County — reportedly just west of Kansas Speedway — while the team’s headquarters will be located in Olathe. Both sites will be part of mixed-use developments that include entertainment, dining, shopping, office, hotel and residential components.

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Sucks, if you are a Missouri resident.

But this is what the NFL owners do. Fans? Not important. Tax benefits? Very important.

[msongs]

2. how much socialist welfare will those capitalist billionaire owners and millionaire players get?

[JT45242]

6. Money to the owners... The sweetheart deals don't affect the salary cap

Players cut is calculated solely on a percentage of league wide revenue...
TV deals, betting, advertising, merchandise, licensing rights for video games etc. even ticket revenue is only partially the local team.

But deals like this cut operating costs which put extra money on owners pockets only.

Benefits the billionaire class and not the millionaire class

[lastlib]

7. 60 Percent funded by Kansas bonds (paid for by KS taxpayers.)

The billionaires should build their own playthings. Billions for corpoate welfare, zilch for the needy/education.

[MuseRider]

3. I'm not much of a football fan BUT

Mahomes drew me in. I live outside of Topeka so it is not going to be too far but I also do not attend the games. I am thrilled that someone, ANYONE in this state thought about spending the money to make more here and to provide something good for the public.

We need this, this old, stodgy state needed to be pushed.

[Shrek]

4. I am with you 100%

I'm a lifelong resident at age 62 and I've always wanted to have a top-level pro franchise of some kind.

Who knows, maybe the Royals will make a similar move.

[MuseRider]

8. Ooooh my that would be something.

I am afraid that would start a war! We have lots of good, flat land so who knows?

I had kinda, sorta hoped the stadium would be closer to me, Topeka-ish in the boonies. After all the idiocy over the race track here in Topeka and the idiocy over the Country concerts that got swallowed back up elsewhere because we could not manage anything I figured it would not begin to touch this place and it is too close to my farm so....it is still nice where it is going. The Royals would be great to come here too.

They better hurry, at 72 I want to see this happen.

[3Hotdogs]

5. I'm from N.j. We got the Giants and the Jets playing in our state's meadowlands stadium.

All we got for it is two losing teams and a tax bill from subsidizing the team owners, plus stadium seats that only the wealthiest among us can afford to sit in.

Guess what? Part one may not come true for you. But the second and third parts will.

That's why voters in several cities have vetoed tax subsidies for owners to buy or renovate stadiums. Good luck. I'm glad they ain't wanting to move to N.J.