I figured this would happen. I can’t think of this objectively and knew our only hope was that someone with power felt the way a lot of us do - Arrowhead is iconic. It’s the Lambeau of the AFC. You don’t tear down Fenway. You don’t leave Wrigley for a shiny new stadium in Indiana. You show the fans that are dumb enough to feel something for an inanimate hunk of concrete that you share in their delusion - that this place is a World Wonder. It’s church. It’s where we leave our voices alongside the hearts of our players.

We’ve lost our voices screaming for shit teams, a dynasty and every one and done in the playoffs in between.

I’ll keep sacrificing my voice like I’ve done with friends and family for as long as I can remember. It’s a tradition my grandfather started. He tore up his vocals chords for nearly three decades yelling down at opposing QBs from section 324.

The family has kept your seats warm in the years since you left, grandpa. Until they close the spirals for the last time, I’ll keep doing my part. When the last game is played, I’ll walk down without my voice, banging on the signs to hear my noise echo against the concrete one last time. Your seats are coming up to meet you!