The Kansas City Chiefs‘ owner, Clark Hunt, has finally decided to leave Arrowhead Stadium and relocate to a new site in Kansas once the current lease expires in 2030. The news has stirred many fans in the Chiefs Kingdom, but Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas was heartbroken and revealed his feelings in an open letter.

“Although our conversations with the team extended to as recently as late last week, we understand our very fair, but very responsible financial offer of taxpayer support was surpassed thus far by an even more robust public financing package in Kansas,” Lucas wrote. “We are professionals and understand the Chiefs have a business to run and today made a business decision.”

The Kansas City mayor wished them well and recalled that things went wrong during the early negotiations in 2023 and 2024, and he would have handled things differently if it happened again. But he claimed the $1.5 billion offer was one of the biggest in the NFL. Lucas also kept the return door open.

“Kansas City remain an option should the deal not conclude,” he said.

Lucas then thanked the Jackson County executive Phil LeVota and Governor Mike Kehoe for helping him throughout the discussions. But Clark Hunt still decided to move.

This is a shocker to the culture and traditions of Kansas City, as the Chiefs have been its major sports franchise, along with the Kansas City Royals. He then became emotional about the departure. The mayor revealed that his mother collected funds and bought him a ticket in 1992 when they were homeless.

Lucas told everyone that he had also been a Chiefs season ticket holder and a fan as well. Though the franchise has not moved yet, and still has almost five years left, the news itself shocked him and everyone he knew. He also said that he wanted his sons and grandchildren to feel the Chiefs’ sentiment, which they won’t be able to do now.

It’s an emotional situation for the Chiefs.

Clark Hunt announces the move

The owner was involved in lengthy negotiations with both sides. Lucas and his team proposed a $1.5 billion fund in public support, but it was no match for Kansas’ offer to allow for STAR bonds to be issued to cover up to 70% of the cost of the stadium and accompanying mixed-use district.

“The location of Chiefs games will change,” Hunt said, “but some things won’t change. Our fans will still be the loudest in the NFL, our games will still be the best place in the world to tailgate, and our players and coaches will be ready to compete for championships, because on the field or off the field, we are big dreamers, and we’re ready for the next chapter.”

The news has been great for the Kansas governor, Laura Kelly. She put in an all-in effort to bring the NFL franchise to the state. They have also identified the land to build the new Chiefs’ stadium near the Kansas Speedway and The Legends, a retail and entertainment district. The team has also decided to build a new practice facility in the Olathe suburb of Kansas.

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Clark Hunt’s initial plan was to renovate Arrowhead, and he sought $800 million from Missouri lawmakers. But Jackson County voters were against the local sales tax extension. It shaped up Hunt’s vision to go for a new facility with a retractable roof that would make the stadium usable for the entire year.

Fans have different opinions. Hunt has said that he expects the Chiefs Kingdom to keep supporting them. As the relocation approaches, expect more emotional stories to come out.