The plan was to be patient and respectful to a community that had just lost a big piece of its identity.
With the Rams franchise moving from St. Louis to Los Angeles this past offseason, there was a natural connection between the reach of Chiefs Kingdom and the proximity to the St. Louis market.
On Friday, Kansas City Chiefs president Mark Donovan was asked about the plans to bring the Chiefs brand into a market that sits just a few hours down I-70.
“The day they announced that the Rams were leaving St. Louis, we got a handful of phone calls from people wanting to buy season tickets from St.