Chiefs News 4/3: Chiefs want to play in Spain this season

MADRID, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 16: A giant NFL helmet at Palacio de Cibeles prior to the NFL 2025 game between Washington Commanders and Miami Dolphins at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on November 16, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Florencia Tan Jun/Getty Images) | Getty Images The latest The Chiefs want to play in Spain this season. They’re making ‘aggressive’ push | The Kansas City Star “We’ve been very open and aggressive with the league — as we have been since the beginning — that we want to play in Spain this year,” Chiefs team president Mark Donovan told The Star.

“We think it would be a great market, game (and) matchup. ” It’s not yet clear when the NFL will make a decision. But in announcing last month that the Falcons would be one participant in the game, the league said the matchup would be revealed when the full schedule is released in May.

The Chiefs are ready, if called — as they always are for international opportunities. They added Spain as one of their international rights markets last year through the NFL’s global markets program (GMP). The Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins were also awarded branding and commercial rights in Spain.

“It’s perfect timing for us,” Donovan told The Star. “And to play in Real Madrid, and for our fans to experience that stadium and city, I think it’d be amazing for our fans. “So we’re all in.