Kansas City Chiefs’ president Mark Donovan announced on August 27 that the team is instituting a new tailgate policy. The rule states that once a game kicks off, fans either need to go to their seats inside the stadium or they must leave the parking lot. Per Donovan, this policy follows a best practice recommendation from the NFL, and will be phased in throughout the season.
The “phase in” part of the statement means it will not be a hard and fast rule when the Green Bay Packers come to town on Thursday night. Security will begin to inform people who continue to tailgate after kick off of the new rule but won’t enforce it now.