Chairmaan and CEO of the @Chiefs Clark Hunt wakes up with GMFB!
He speaks on the coming year's international games and lets us know what it was like pronouncing Felix Anudike-Uzomah in front of the world pic.twitter.com/oCXGE66Rna
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Guten Morgen, Chiefs Kingdom.
In case you missed it, the Kansas City Chiefs are set to play the Miami Dolphins at Frankfurt Stadium in Frankfurt, Germany this November. It was one of five international series games announced on Wednesday morning.
Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt joined NFL Network’s “Good Morning Football” to discuss and react to the announcement of the team’s matchup with Miami in Germany. He first was asked about the stardom of Patrick Mahomes on the international stage.
“Yeah, I think it’s going to be incredible because he’s really become an international star,” Hunt said. “And that doesn’t frequently happen with NFL players. We’ve seen it with other sports. Our family being involved with the Chicago Bulls and the NBA, we saw it with Michael Jordan. And Patrick (Mahomes) has really become a global star, so it’ll be really interesting to see the reception he gets when we go to Germany.”
Hunt reflected on the team’s 2015 international series game in Wembley Stadium against the Detroit Lions. It was their first trip overseas for an NFL regular season game. What caught his attention most about that game was the turnout from Chiefs Kingdom.
“The thing that struck me in Wembley was the reception that we received,” Hunt said. “It was our home game and the stadium was really painted red. In a lot of ways, it felt like a home game. It sort of felt a little bit like we were at Arrowhead. So, I’ll be interested to see if we can recreate that in Frankfurt.”
Frankfurt Stadium holds just 51,500 fans, but the Chiefs will be looking to pack the place with red come game day. They’re one of just four NFL teams with international marketing rights in Germany, so they should theoretically be able to accomplish that feat.
Hunt clearly takes great pride in the opportunity, as he took great pride in being able to host the 2023 NFL draft in Kansas City this past April.
“Well, that was a special moment for me and the organization,” Hunt said. “Obviously, getting to host the draft in Kansas City, something that we’ve looked forward to for four or five years. And of course, the way it played out as the defending Super Bowl champions, it was really a way for us to elongate the celebration. We were on the same stage to finish the parade three months before. So, being back there and being able to announce Felix’s name — I’m not going to try to do it again, I got it right once. From now on I’m going to refer to him as Felix.”
