Dallas mayor trying to lure the Chiefs to North Texas?

[FloridaMan88]

Doubt Jerry would allow this…

Link: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/lo...0-f2a59741e61a

Welcome home, Dallas Texans!' Dallas mayor chimes in after KC Chiefs stadium vote fails

DALLAS — Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson isn't letting go of the idea of a second NFL team in North Texas.

Johnson on Tuesday night posted a link to a story about Missouri voters rejecting the Kansas City Chiefs' proposed stadium renovations. Officials for the Chiefs, who are owned by the prominent Hunt family of Dallas, have suggested the team could explore moving from the Kansas City area, if the deal fell through. It's not clear if that's the case, or if another stadium renovation deal could be proposed.

But Johnson entered the chat.

"Welcome home, Dallas Texans!" Johnson posted on X, followed by a smiling emoji and "#CottonBowl."

Johnson then re-posted radio commentator Mark Davis (not to be confused with the Las Vegas Raiders owner of the same name). Davis, in response to Johnson's original post, had said the mayor "told me some months ago that a second NFL team was on his list of goals."

In a statement to WFAA later Wednesday, Johnson said Dallas could support another NFL team.

“Dallas was named the top sports city in the United States because we play to win," Johnson said. "As I have said previously, our market is big enough, growing enough, and loves football more than enough to support a second NFL team — especially a franchise (and an owner) with deep roots here.”

Two years ago, Johnson said he had talked with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones about a second NFL team coming to North Texas.

"We need an AFC team that plays in southern Dallas," Johnson said at the time.
Jones gave a roundabout response to those discussions, without offering support for Johnson's idea.

"[Johnson] is one of my real friends. He didn't get in Harvard and get that Harvard degree by not being smart," Jones said. "He knows how much the Cowboys can impact positively what we're about in Dallas and knows the worldwide interest. He's got all of that down and that's why that I'm sure looking for votes that he opens everything up with Dallas Cowboys."

While there's been no reported interest in a Chiefs move to Dallas, it would be a reunion. The Chiefs were originally formed as the Dallas Texans, debuting in 1960, the same year as the Cowboys. The Texans played in the American Football League, and the Cowboys played in the National Football League.

The competing franchises shared the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, but the Texans, owned by Lamar Hunt, ultimately decided to move to Kansas City. Hunt had decided Dallas was a one-team town, and the Cowboys were better positioned to have success because of the NFL's new television contract with CBS.

[vonBobo]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

Man, I know we have some seriously stupid mother ****ers on here, but it's difficult to believe there's somebody THAT stupid.

I'm certain non KC residents have poked their head into the DC forums and decided to never come to KC thinking the entire city is homophobic conspiracy theorists on meth. I'm not into censorship but I feel like a good argument could be made for not having that trash on an NFL forum.

[Katipan]

Originally Posted by vonBobo

I'm certain non KC residents have poked their head into the DC forums and decided to never come to KC thinking the entire city is homophobic conspiracy theorists on meth. I'm not into censorship but I feel like a good argument could be made for not having that trash on an NFL forum.

Great. Now we look like whiney bitches.

[RedinTexas]

I haven't read the entire thread so apologies if someone else has mentioned this, but it seems like it would be foolish to move the Chiefs to Dallas. It would be very similar to the Chargers moving to LA. The people in LA are not Chargers fans and probably never will be. They are an afterthought in a town that roots for either the Rams or the Raiders.

[seamonster]

Originally Posted by Katipan

Great. Now we look like whiney bitches.

ChiefsPlanet:

[FloridaMan88]

Originally Posted by RedinTexas

I haven't read the entire thread so apologies if someone else has mentioned this, but it seems like it would be foolish to move the Chiefs to Dallas. It would be very similar to the Chargers moving to LA. The people in LA are not Chargers fans and probably never will be. They are an afterthought in a town that roots for either the Rams or the Raiders.

The Dallas mayor… who looks like a Reeruned publicity whore… has supposedly been pushing for a second NFL franchise in the area for a while.

But it seems impossible to see Jerry Jones allowing that to happen.

And Clark is very aware of his father’s legacy… the idea of moving the franchise back to the city that essentially ignored/rejected his father’s team… even if it was in a different era… can’t see that ever happening.

Just a few among the MANY reasons why this move will likely never happen.

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

Man, I know we have some seriously stupid mother ****ers on here, but it's difficult to believe there's somebody THAT stupid.

Don't go in the DC forum.

[Discuss Thrower]

Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

The Dallas mayor… who looks like a Reeruned publicity whore… has supposedly been pushing for a second NFL franchise in the area for a while.

But it seems impossible to see Jerry Jones allowing that to happen.

And Clark is very aware of his father’s legacy… the idea of moving the franchise back to the city that essentially ignored/rejected his father’s team… even if it was in a different era… can’t see that ever happening.

Just a few among the MANY reasons why this move will likely never happen.

If Clark can earn exactly $1 more by moving the team to anywhere than what can be earned staying in KC, then the rational decision is to move.


It's business. Nothing more, nothing less.

[wazu]

Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

If Clark can earn exactly $1 more by moving the team to anywhere than what can be earned staying in KC, then the rational decision is to move.


It's business. Nothing more, nothing less.

That's incredibly cynical. The legacy of this historic franchise and Lamar Hunt, Norma Hunt, all matters a ton to Clark.

Financial benefits are also not that easily measurable. You lose what, 70% of your massive fan base? Probably have to rebrand with a new name...suddenly you're basically the Chargers. What are the downstream effects of that?

[JPH83]

Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

If Clark can earn exactly $1 more by moving the team to anywhere than what can be earned staying in KC, then the rational decision is to move.


It's business. Nothing more, nothing less.

If he moved the entire franchise for $1 more he would be insane. It is a business, but it's not JUST a business.

[Fish]

People continue to grossly overestimate the difficulty of moving a pro sports franchise. As if $1 is all it would take.

[Katipan]

The repeated Chargers comparison isn't applicable here.

Angelinos are trained to look down on San Diego. Absent a shiny new destination like Sofi, no one was trekking to East LA to watch some San Diego schmucks.

[el borracho]

Yes, and I'm trying to lure Sofia Vergara to New Mexico.

[Pepe Silvia]

Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

If Clark can earn exactly $1 more by moving the team to anywhere than what can be earned staying in KC, then the rational decision is to move.


It's business. Nothing more, nothing less.

The word is he wants a stadium that rivals Allegiant and only Texas can give him that.

[ThrobProng]

Originally Posted by Pepe Silvia

The word is he wants a stadium that rivals Allegiant and only Texas can give him that.

Why would Texas be the only state that can give him that? The only states that couldn't give him that are the poorest states, like Mississippi.

[wazu]

Originally Posted by Katipan

The repeated Chargers comparison isn't applicable here.

Angelinos are trained to look down on San Diego. Absent a shiny new destination like Sofi, no one was trekking to East LA to watch some San Diego schmucks.

Fair point. A brand new team name located somewhere that isn't L.A. would benefit from an initial burst of locals adopting as their own in a way that would probably be much better than the reception the Chargers got.