The Kansas City Chiefs have been the lone NFL team in the state of Missouri since 2016, when the Rams left St. Louis for Los Angeles.
Now the Chiefs are finally being recognized in the eyes of the state for their contributions in Missouri and Kansas City. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed state resolution SCR 4 yesterday, which designates the Chiefs as the official NFL team for Missouri.
“For more than 50 years, the Kansas City Chiefs have played an important role in the city and in our state,” Parsons wrote on Twitter. “Today, we signed a resolution designating the Kansas City Chiefs as the official NFL team of Missouri. Ready for a great season #ChiefsKingdom”
The resolution was previously passed by the Missouri legislature in May.
In addition to SCR 4, the governor also signed a separate bill, passed by the House of Representatives, which extends the annual subsidies for Arrowhead Stadium for the next 10 years.
So it doesn’t sound like we’ll have to worry about the Chiefs getting a new stadium or leaving the state of Missouri anytime soon. They’ve been in Kansas City since 1963, when Lamar Hunt moved and renamed the Dallas Texans of the American Football League. So long as the franchise continues to have such tremendous support from the local community and the state, it’s hard to believe that the team won’t remain in Kansas City indefinitely.
