Change the Chiefs Name?

[Chief Pagan]

Originally Posted by Chris Meck

Chief isn't a Native American word, it's French. In fact, the Native Americans didn't use the word at all except AFTER hundreds of years of contact with Europeans.

Chief just means boss, or leader, or HMFIC if you will. In French.

I don't see any need to change the name.

It was intended to be part of KC's 'royalty' theme for it's sports teams, like Monarchs, Royals, Kings, etc.

I dunno. I find the Tomahawk chop pretty cringe. I'd rather just drop all of that stuff, it's dumb.

I can definitely understand how the chop is sketchier than Chiefs.

But I think it's cool to have a chant that gets the crowd going and a stadium chant that is unique to the team. It isn't just We Will Rock You or Seven Nation Army or whatever the latest fad is.

I heard the chop while watching the SB and you of course knew who was singing it.

That can be hard to replace...