Kansas City Chiefs chairman and CEO Clark Hunt says the team’s new stadium will likely have a different name when it opens.
Hunt addressed the stadium’s future naming during recent comments about the team’s plans. While the Chiefs have long played at Arrowhead Stadium, Hunt said the new facility is unlikely to carry the iconic name.
The Chiefs are planning a new stadium in Kansas City, Kansas, after the team and state officials reached an agreement on a new home for the franchise. The project is expected to replace the current Arrowhead Stadium, which has been the Chiefs’ home since 1972.
Hunt said the Arrowhead name is deeply important to the organization and its fans, but the new stadium could have a corporate naming-rights partner. That would mean the team could preserve the Arrowhead identity in other ways while giving the new venue a different official name.
The stadium project is part of a larger effort to keep the Chiefs in the Kansas City area for decades to come. The team has not yet announced what the new stadium will officially be called.
