The Kansas City Chiefs have a “major chance” to transfer to their initial home in Dallas, the city’s mayor Eric Johnson informed The Athletic
Johnson is freely lobbying for a 2nd NFL group near his home city. And he sees the Chiefs, the ruling Super Bowl champs, as an affordable prospect.
Johnson, who has actually remained in workplace because June 2019, promoted the Chiefs to think about Dallas following a rejection by citizens in Jackson County, Mo., of a tally effort for a tax that would have assisted the Chiefs and the Kansas City Royals.
“Welcome home Dallas Texans,” Johnson stated on X, mentioning the initial name of the Chiefs franchise.
“The connections are so deep, the history is so abundant,” Johnson informed The Athletic“We in fact might create the offers that would make good sense for them to get them here.”
Before there was the Chiefs Kingdom or the franchise’s 4 Super Bowls, American business owner Lamar Hunt developed an American Football League (AFL) franchise called the Dallas Texans. The Texans began playing in 1960, sharing the Cotton Bowl with the Cowboys. Hunt transferred the franchise to Kansas City in 1963 and relabelled the group the Chiefs.
6 years later on, Lamar Hunt’s kid Clark Hunt is the existing owner of the Chiefs. Clark Hunt is a Dallas local and resides in the city’s wealthy area of Highland Park with his spouse, Tavia, and 3 kids. He is likewise the chairman and CEO of the MLS franchise, FC Dallas.
Johnson stated he consults with Hunt however decreased to state whether they have actually discussed a relocation for the Chiefs. “I’m not truly at liberty to state besides I have a great open line of interaction with Clark Hunt,” Johnson stated. “And that line of interaction stays.”
Johnson argues that there’s a great financial argument for a group in Dallas, too. The Cowboys play about 20 miles away in close-by Arlington. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of Dallas-Fort Worth