Kansas City Chiefs to Leave Missouri for Kansas in 2031 NFL Season

The Chiefs have played in Missouri for 62 seasons but will be crossing the state line for a new $3 billion domed stadium in Kansas.
Kansas City Chiefs to Leave Missouri for Kansas in 2031 NFL Season
A general view as fans assemble in front of Union Station prior to the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII victory parade in Kansas City, Mo., on Feb. 14, 2024. David Eulitt/Getty Images
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It’s been a tough few weeks for Kansas City Chiefs fans in The Show Me State. The team lost its franchise player, Patrick Mahomes, for the season with a torn ACL in Week 15, before then losing any chance of qualifying for the 2025 NFL playoffs. The Chiefs then lost again in Week 16, giving them their fourth straight defeat, the longest losing streak for the franchise in a decade.

On Monday, the news that many in Missouri expected, but didn’t want to hear, finally broke. It was announced that the Chiefs, who have played in Kansas City, Missouri, for the last 62 seasons, will be departing the state and moving to Kansas City, Kansas, starting in the 2031 NFL season.

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