Kansas City Chiefs Make Team Move Official – RedState
The Kansas City Chiefs NFL team will cross state lines from Missouri to Kansas, with the first game scheduled at the new stadium for the start of the 2031 NFL season.
Speaking to reporters Monday, Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced that the Chiefs will move to a new domed stadium in Olathe, Kansas, located about 30 miles from Arrowhead, where they have played for more than half a century.
The winners of four Super Bowls and one of the most storied sports franchises in the world will leave their longtime home in Kansas City, Missouri for new digs in Kansas City, Kansas. https://t.co/DsHY78UGZC
– TODAY (@TODAYshow) December 23, 2025
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“Today, we are excited to take another important step for the future of the franchise,” read the announcement from KC Chiefs owner and president Clark Hunt. “We have reached an agreement with the State of Kansas to host Chiefs football beginning with the 2031 NFL season.”
“In the coming years, we look forward to designing and building a state-of-the-art domed stadium and mixed-use district in Wyandotte County, as well as a premier practice facility, team headquarters and mixed-use district in Olathe, totaling a minimum of $4 billion in development in the state of Kansas,” he added.
Governor Kelly said, “This deal to bring the Chiefs to Kansas takes our state to the next level. With this new stadium, we are creating thousands of jobs, attracting tourists from around the world, attracting young people and, most importantly, continuing to make Kansas the best place in America to raise a family. This is a game-changer for Kansas, and it’s a signal to America and the world that our state’s future is very bright.
The Kansas governor said that in addition to the move, the team would establish “a new team headquarters and a brand new practice facility.”
Governor Kelly announcing the #Chefs move to Kansas, including a new team headquarters and training facility in Olathe. pic.twitter.com/L0EX4Z7G0K
– 96.5 The Fan (@TheFan965) December 22, 2025
The move comes after Missourians voted in 2024 for an extension of a sales tax that would have been intended to support a planned upgrade of the famous Arrowhead Stadium to allow the city to host a Super Bowl and other major sporting events.
But as Arrowhead Addict noted, many residents didn’t believe the upgrade was going to happen.
It read:
There is no doubt: there was a largely political element to this story. It came from all angles. On the surface, there is a long-standing, socially accepted practice of wealthy billionaires reaching out to ordinary taxpayers asking for money to build the private stadiums they profit from, with the promise of immeasurable financial impact and the fundamental interest of a metropolitan area. Meanwhile, a large portion of the public will undoubtedly never vote to give a billionaire a dime of tax money, no matter how big the proposal.
Kansas lawmakers then approved significant state funding for the new domed stadium, and the Chiefs’ decision was official.
Clearly, the winner here is Kansas, with the Sunflower State being the beneficiary of all revenue from the winning Super Bowl team, rather than Missouri.
For fans, it’s really mixed news, with many trying to decide if Santa just delivered them another lump of coal after their superstar QB, Patrick Mahomes, went down with a torn ACL, needing knee surgery, with hopes of returning by the first week of the 2026 NFL season.
Meanwhile, quarterback Gardner Minshew stepped in for Mahomes, and eight plays after Mahomes was injured, Minshew was removed from this week’s game after reportedly suffering a knee injury, although sources indicate it was not an ACL injury.
The team will now sign a QB who was on the practice squad to start the year, Chris Oladokun, for the remainder of the season.
Arrowhead is the third-oldest stadium in the league, after previous owner Lamar Hunt moved the team from Texas to Missouri. They have played in this stadium since the 1972 season.
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