By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
The Chiefs are back.
And, this time, Kansas City Chiefs Training Camp on the Missouri Western State University campus in St. Joseph is back to normal.
“It has been our distinct honor and privilege to host the summer training camp of the Kansas Chiefs for the last 12 years,” Missouri Western President Elizabeth Kennedy welcomes Chiefs President Mark Donovan back to St. Joseph.
This is a new experience for new Mosaic CEO Mike Poore, who says sponsorship of Chiefs Training Camp is a natural for Mosaic.
“We’re proud to partner with (the) Kansas City Chiefs and officially open the start of Chiefs’ camp,” Poore tells Donovan. “Welcome back to St. Joseph and I look forward to this first training camp for me.”’
This is the first training camp since coronavirus pandemic restrictions have been lifted, the first returning to normal.
Donnovan promises a camp to match the anticipation of that return to normal.
“There’s an excitement and energy about this town and while it’s exciting for us to be here for a couple of weeks, it’s really important for us as an organization to get back and to be a part of St. Joe,” Donovan says in the news conference held on the Missouri Western campus to open camp.
Kennedy points out this year’s camp is the first to take place after coronavirus pandemic restrictions have been lifted.
“Now, for the first time since the Super Bowl win, training camp will return to the experience that fans have known and loved,” Kennedy says, adding that includes her favorite part: seeing children line up for autographs.
Training camp begins Wednesday when practice will be open to season ticket holders only. Most tickets will be free, though there are three practices that will cost $5. Parking costs $5. A clear-bag policy will be enforced.
Donovan says this training camp will be bigger and better.
“We keep saying back to normal,” Donovan says. “The reality is it’s going to be more exciting than it’s ever been. We’ve created more opportunities.”
Though free for nearly every practice, tickets must be reserved by going to chiefskingdomrewards.com. Attendance will be limited in order to enhance the fan experience, according to Donovan, who urges fans to download the app.
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