KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs are putting in place new policies for fans during games at Arrowhead Stadium with regard to Native American imagery.
Among the changes: Fans are prohibited from wearing headdresses into the stadium. Face painting that is styled in a way as to imitate Native American cultures and traditions is also prohibited.
The Chiefs also said they would look into making changes to two favorite Arrowhead traditions among their fans: the Arrowhead Chop and the pregame beating of a drum, often by a former player or coach or other local celebrity.
The Chiefs said this week they planned to have fans at their home games, at least early in the season. They said they would cap attendance for those games at 22% of Arrowhead’s capacity.
That would mean about 16,000 fans would attend early-season games, including the NFL’s Sept. 10 opener matching the Chiefs and the Houston Texans.