Overview
- Fans at the Chiefs' training camp in St. Joseph, which met Wednesday, expressed mixed reactions to the team's plan to build a domed stadium in Kansas City, Kansas targeted for the 2031 season.
- Team leaders and local partners are promoting the new $3 billion domed venue as a way to make Kansas City eligible to host Super Bowls and NCAA Final Fours and to bid for the 2032 Final Four this fall.
- Longtime season ticket members warned that financing the stadium could shift costs to fans through personal seat licenses or other fees, which some said might be cost-prohibitive.
- On the field, fan optimism for the 2026 season was strong after offseason moves including signing Kenneth Walker III, and the Chiefs open the regular season Sept. 14 at Arrowhead.
- Chiefs executives are also planning a $300 million training-campus and practice facility in Olathe for 2031 that could host fan practices, and they say decisions about future camp locations will be made closer to completion.