An impossible-to-miss patch residing over the left chest reminds everybody of the modern football story. The Kansas City Chiefs, the NFL organization that remains so closely tied to the AFL for a number of reasons, wears this patch with pride and honor.
The AFC championship trophy, named after the organization’s founder, Lamar Hunt, reminds everybody that the Chiefs are the AFL in so many ways. So are the New York Jets, the Chiefs’ long-time AFL brothers.
It’s tough to find two NFL organizations that so closely resemble the other once upon a time.