Chiefs announce move from Arrowhead Stadium in Missouri to new $3 billion domed stadium in Kansas
By Nick Bromberg, Senior writer
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.
“In the years ahead, we look forward to designing and building a state-of-the-art domed stadium and mixed-use district in Wyandotte County, and a best-in-class training facility, team headquarters, and mixed-use district in Olathe, totaling a minimum of $4 billion of development in the State of Kansas.”
The Chiefs’ lease at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, goes through the 2030 season. The Chiefs have played at Arrowhead since 1972 and the stadium is currently the oldest in the AFC. Before Arrowhead was built, the Chiefs played at Municipal Stadium and have not been located outside Missouri since the Dallas Texans became the Chiefs in 1963.
Why are the Chiefs moving?
A tug-of-war has unfolded for months between the states of Kansas and Missouri. And the Chiefs are moving because Kansas is willing to foot more of the bill than Missouri.
The Chiefs said Monday that Kansas’ proposal to use STAR bonds from the state would cover 60% of the project. Missouri, meanwhile, approved a plan during the summer of 2025 that would pay for up to half the cost of new stadiums for both the Chiefs and Kansas City Royals.
The Royals, who are embarking on a stadium location search of their own, were not included in Monday’s announcement.
Kauffman Stadium and Arrowhead Stadium are located next to each other at the Truman Sports Complex. The complex is owned by Jackson County, the most populous county in the Kansas City metro area.
The Truman Sports Complex is located approximately 15 minutes east of downtown Kansas City, Missouri, at the intersection of Interstates 435 and 70. The Chiefs’ new stadium would be approximately 20 minutes west of downtown Kansas City, Missouri, and at the western interchange of 435 and 70.
