KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs Kingdom is split on the team’s new attendance plan.
The Kansas City Chiefs announced Monday a plan to limit the capacity allowed in Arrowhead Stadium to 22% total occupancy for the start of the 2020 season.
While some are thankful for the chance to see KC defend its Super Bowl title, others remain hesitant.
“It makes me sad that I won't be there on opening night. I've never missed an opening game,” said Chiefs fan Gary Friedman, who first became a ticket holder in 1963.
“I couldn't wait 'til Arrowhead was open and I went to the very first game at Arrowhead. I've missed very, very few games,” he added.
Friedman said he doesn’t feel confident in the protocols surrounding Chiefs game days just yet, opting out of renewing his season tickets for the upcoming year.
“There is nothing better than Arrowhead Stadium,” said Freidman, who only "missed a few games" in 2017 during a bout with cancer. “It's very sad. Do I think I made the right decision? Yes, I think I made the right decision."
Friedman is not alone. On Tuesday, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas expressed personal doubts about if he would attend games in person this fall.
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But others are undeterred, excited to see the team take the field on Sept. 10.
“If you don't feel safe, then you don't go, but if you're willing to go and you think you're safe enough to go then I would go,” fan Dori Oshel said.
“That opportunity is still there to go watch the Chiefs play. And I would still take it," she added.
Chiefs fans' first opportunity to see the team comes this Saturday in the first open training camp practice.
