Chiefs willing to sell the naming rights to Arrowhead

[Chief Roundup]

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl...e98165132.html

The Chiefs are willing to sell naming rights to their field as long as a sponsor is willing to keep Arrowhead in the stadium’s new name. John Sleezer jsleezer@kcstar.com

By Terez A. Paylor

tpaylor@kcstar.com

In the wake of sports’ latest stadium naming-rights contract — the Chicago White Sox changing the name of U.S. Cellular Field to Guaranteed Rate Field — Chiefs president Mark Donovan used the team’s annual kickoff luncheon Friday to address the long-discussed possibility that Arrowhead Stadium might be renamed someday.

“A number of different teams both in the NFL and outside of the NFL have announced deals recently,” Donovan said. “As I’ve said publicly, we have been in discussions, multiple discussions, over the last six or seven years. Some of those discussions have gotten to the point of actual negotiations, but the right deal hasn’t made sense for either side.”

Donovan said the Chiefs are continuing to have discussions, and that there are more “today” than “there have been in the past.”

“We’re one of the most iconic venues out there that doesn’t have a naming-rights deal,” Donovan said.

This is not the first time Donovan has mentioned selling the naming rights to the field at Arrowhead Stadium. At the NFL’s annual meeting in March, Donovan told The Star that fans can rest easy that the word “Arrowhead” will be incorporated into any new name change, a notion he reinforced once again Friday.

“We said pretty vocally and consistently that we’d be looking for a partner that makes sense for Kansas City and a partner that understands the importance of keeping the Arrowhead name,” Donovan said. “We think it’s part of the building.”

What the Chiefs are looking to do, Donovan said, is something similar to what’s been in Denver for the last several years, when the Broncos’ stadium has been called Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium and Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

“That’s what we’re in discussions on,” Donovan said. “There’s nothing to report today. Those discussions and those negotiations typically take longer than your average deal, but we are in discussions as we speak.”

[Mojo Jojo]

Old news...Chiefs have been looking to sell naming for the last 15+ years. There are no takers. American Century field all most happened.

[Nickhead]

Arrowhead Stadium sponsored by BoatyMcBoatFace

its not a ship, but looks like an arc.

[Halfcan]

They have changed the name of Sandstone so many times-people don't even know they still have concerts there.

If some ignorant company wants to throw money down the drain and tag on their stupid logo to our sacred stadium, that is good for the Chiefs. but fans will never call it that.

It is Arrowhead.

Trying to call it anything else is a disgraceful money grab that will fail.

[ptlyon]

Originally Posted by Nickhead

Arrowhead Stadium sponsored by Fisty McTat

FYP

[ptlyon]

Originally Posted by Eureka

Al Jazeera Arrowhead Stadium.

Winner!

[milkman]

Culligan Field at Arrowhead Stadium.

[Nickhead]

Originally Posted by Halfcan

They have changed the name of Sandstone so many times-people don't even know they still have concerts there.

If some ignorant company wants to throw money down the drain and tag on their stupid logo to our sacred stadium, that is good for the Chiefs. but fans will never call it that.

It is Arrowhead.

Trying to call it anything else is a disgraceful money grab that will fail.

i still call denver mile high, washington as RFK, and jacksonville, london.

joe robbie etc...

[loochy]

Originally Posted by Tuckdaddy

Stupid idea. Why would anyone want it called anything else.

Is this a real question?

[MMXcalibur]

You can try calling it "TaxSlayer.com Field at Arrowhead" or "Dick's Sporting Goods Stadium"

....but it's always going to be just Arrowhead.

That's it.

Seems like a good way to get bad publicity by trying to infringe on that, but this is small potatoes compared to how certain leagues are whoring themselves out even further by putting ads on jerseys.

[Chief Roundup]

Originally Posted by Halfcan

If some ignorant company wants to throw money down the drain and tag on their stupid logo to our sacred stadium, that is good for the Chiefs. but fans will never call it that.

It is Arrowhead.

Trying to call it anything else is a disgraceful money grab that will fail.

It is not about what the fans will call the stadium. It is about what the media will call it, you know advertisement dollars at work.

[Halfcan]

Originally Posted by Nickhead

i still call denver mile high, washington as RFK, and jacksonville, london.

joe robbie etc...

If Lamar wanted to call it Double Stuffed Burrito field at Taco Bell Stadium, he would have. But he named it Arrowhead-based on Al Davis having a greasy pointed head. So I guess we are stuck with it.