{"id":34731,"date":"2024-04-04T14:04:41","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T08:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/dallas-mayor-eric-johnson-lobbies-for-chiefs-relocation-after-stadium-funding-vote-failure-welcome-home\/"},"modified":"2024-04-04T14:04:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T08:34:41","slug":"dallas-mayor-eric-johnson-lobbies-for-chiefs-relocation-after-stadium-funding-vote-failure-welcome-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/dallas-mayor-eric-johnson-lobbies-for-chiefs-relocation-after-stadium-funding-vote-failure-welcome-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson lobbies for Chiefs relocation after stadium funding vote failure: ‘Welcome home’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Although the NFL’s Chiefs have spent the past six decades in Kansas City, the franchise originated in Texas.<\/p>\n

And the future of the two-time defending Super Bowl champions has become somewhat murky after voters in Kansas City rejected a measure that would have backed proposed renovations to the franchise’s home at Arrowhead Stadium.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The measure would also have helped fund a new stadium for the city’s Major League Baseball team, the Royals.<\/p>\n

Shortly after the effort failed to gain approval, Dallas Mayor Eric L. Johnson took to social media to lobby for the Chiefs to relocate to Texas.<\/p>\n

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Dallas Mayor Eric L. Johnson speaks during a FIFA World Cup 2026 match schedule announcement at AT&T Stadium Feb. 4, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. \u00a0<\/span> (Omar Vega\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“Welcome home, Dallas Texans!,” Johnson wrote on X, formerly Twitter.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The franchise was originally named the Dallas Texans and competed in the American Football League before rebranding in 1963 and moving to Missouri.<\/p>\n

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Johnson ended the post with #CottonBowl, suggesting the Chiefs could play home games at the Cotton Bowl, which has undergone and estaimted $140 million in renovations.<\/p>\n

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Arrowhead Stadium Dec. 25, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo.\u00a0<\/span> (Kirby Lee\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Although the Dallas Cowboys play in nearby Arlington, Johnson was confident the city has the demand for another NFL franchise.<\/p>\n

“Dallas was named the top sports city in the United States because we play to win,” Johnson told the Dallas Morning News.<\/p>\n

“As I have said previously, our market is big enough, growing enough and loves football more than enough to support a second NFL team \u2014 especially a franchise with deep roots here.”<\/p>\n

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was born in Texas and played college football at Texas Tech. Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt has a home in Dallas.<\/p>\n

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The Chiefs still have several years remaining on their lease at Arrowhead Stadium.<\/p>\n

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Chantz Martin is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n