By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
He might not have a say in the matter, by Kansas U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, a self-proclaimed livelong Chiefs fan, would welcome the NFL club to Kansas.
Marshall, during a visit to Chiefs Training Camp in St. Joseph, backs the effort by Kansas to lure the Chiefs across the state line.
“Well, of course, we would welcome the Chiefs to Kansas. Again, a life-long Chiefs fan would love to see them over there,” Marshall tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post. “There are many reasons that we would like them, but I think mostly importantly going forward is to give the Chiefs a more secure facility.”
Marshall says Arrowhead, located in the Truman Sports Complex, isn’t secure enough for Chiefs players.
“Think about all the things going on in Chiefs Kingdom that these players are coming and going at 8-9pm at night. And would be able to have more events there throughout the year as well,” according to Marshall. “They would certainly be welcome. I think about a complex in Olathe for the management-type people and a training complex, how important that could be for the local community as well.”
Marshall would welcome the Chiefs to cross the state line and relocate in Kansas.
“Look, I love Arrowhead Stadium,” Marshall says. “I’ve had many, many memories there, going back to just decades. But I think it’d be better for the Chiefs to come over to a new location with a more secure facility.”
Kansas rolled out an incentive package for the Chiefs to move into a new stadium across the state line. Missouri countered with its own incentives to renovate Arrowhead.