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The Chiefs, however, said in a statement that their agreement with the Missouri National Guard was about advertising and not tributes to service members. A request for comment from the Guard was not returned. "The Kansas City Chiefs had a partnership with the Missouri National Guard in 2011," the team’s statement said. "The agreement was for one year and was strictly for promotional and advertising elements." The National Guard paid NFL teams $5.6 million in 2013 and 2014, according to the Los Angeles Times, and this year it is paying $4.