Why The New Chiefs Stadium May Not Host A Super Bowl

BusinessSportsMoneyWhy The New Chiefs Stadium May Not Host A Super BowlByJeff Fedotin,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeff Fedotin covers the Kansas City Chiefs and sports business.Follow AuthorApr 26, 2026, 10:00am EDTGov. Laura Kelly presents Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt with a jersey in Topeka, Kan., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025 after she announced the team's move across the state line to Kansas City, Kan. (Tammy Ljungblad/Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)TNSDuring the weekend the Kansas City Chiefs added seven draft picks to the roster.The hope is that they will serve as building blocks well into the future when the Chiefs play in their new stadium in 2031.That glitzy $3 billion dome will sit on the Kansas side of the city, and part of the excitement of the new facility was the ability to lure the NFL’s biggest event — the Super Bowl.But that is far from a sure thing.The NFL has rewarded Super Bowls to cities building new stadiums even if it’s a smaller, midwestern city like Minneapolis, which hosted the 2018 game at U.S. Bank Stadium.But the Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Cleveland Browns, Washington Commanders and Denver Broncos are also building new stadiums of their own.“The construction of the new stadium is going to coincide with the construction of several other new NFL buildings. So, we are going to have some competition,” Chiefs owner Clark Hunt said. “But I'll make sure that the Chiefs and the city of Kansas City put their best foot forward in that process.”Barring something unforeseen, the Bills will have their new stadium ready for the 2026 season, and the Titans’ new Nissan Stadium is slated to open the following year.Construction for the Jaguars’ new stadium is scheduled to be completed in August 2028. Excavation and digging for the Browns’ new Huntington Bank Field at Brook Park already has begun.MORE FOR YOUThe Commanders have targeted the...