“Patrick Mahomes will be retired by then” “Loyalty ends where subsidies begin”: NFL fans react as Chiefs announce long-term plan starting in 2031

The Kansas City Chiefs officially announced plans to move from Missouri to a new domed stadium in Kansas beginning in 2031. The long-term vision immediately gave way to fan comments across social media.

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly and Chiefs owner Clark Hunt confirmed the decision Monday. This ended months of debate over renovating Arrowhead Stadium versus building a new facility. Fans wasted no time questioning the move’s timing and cost.

One wrote, “Patrick Mahomes will be retired by then,” casting doubt on how much the franchise’s current era benefits from a stadium opening six years from now.

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"Missouri taxpayers punching the air," said another. One X user tweeted, "Loyalty ends where subsidies begin." "This is going to make things so much easier for the geographically illiterate," tweeted one more. One fan said, "State of Missouri the first state to go from 2 NFL teams to 0?" "The MAGA Hunt family pulling themselves up by their bootstraps using publicly funded corporate welfare," commented one more.

The new stadium is expected to cost around $3 billion. It will be built in Wyandotte County, approximately 20 miles from Arrowhead. The team's headquarters will be moving to Olathe. A dome stadium could position the franchise to host a future Super Bowl.

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Edited by Prasen