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Voter rejection of a stadium sales tax plan for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals has raised questions about what happens with the future of the franchises.
Jackson County voters rejected a sales tax to pay to renovate Arrowhead Stadium for the Chiefs and build a new stadium for the Royals. The defeat on Tuesday to fund a new downtown Royals ballpark and renovate the Chiefs’ Arrowhead Stadium is certainly not over as they have faced similar setbacks before, but this setback has begun a new conversation surrounding the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Kansas City Chiefs’ future is up for grabs and one city is apparently interested in taking them in.
Dallas mayor Eric Johnson is turning heads after he took to X and tweeted “Welcome home, Dallas Texans!” with an added smiling emoji while posting a link to an article about how Question 1 in Johnson County failed to pass by a measure of 58%-42%.
Johnson also threw in a hashtag for the Cotton Bowl, the stadium where he would want the Chiefs to move to as their new home.
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Johnson further expanded on his interest in having the Chiefs in Dallas in a statement to The Dallas Morning News on Wednesday as he insisted there was room enough for two franchises in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
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“Dallas was named the top sports city in the United States because we play to win,” Johnson said in a statement Wednesday to The Dallas Morning News, referencing last year’s Sports Business Journal best sports cities ranking.
“As I have said previously, our market is big enough, growing enough, and loves football more than enough to support a second NFL team — especially a franchise (and an owner) with deep roots here.”
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In a perfect world, the Kansas City Chiefs would love to remain right where they are located and that is playing their home games inside Arrowhead Stadium.
Jackson County voters rejected a sales tax to pay to renovate Arrowhead Stadium for the Chiefs and it has raised questions about their status going forward.
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas released a statement after the measure failed 78,352 to 56,606, per KMBC.
“Over the months ahead, I look forward to working with the Chiefs and the Royals to build a stronger, more open, and collaborative process that will ensure the teams, their events, and investments remain in Kansas City for generations to come,” Lucas wrote on social media.
It should be noted that Chiefs team president Mark Donovan has already threatened the team could leave if the measure didn’t pass.
His tactic did not scare voters and now we wait to see what is on tap next for the franchise.
