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Mellinger Minutes For Your Ears: Chiefs explain approach to Native American imagery

The Chiefs logo is painted onto an end zone of the Hard Rock Stadium turf as crews prepare for the Super Bowl.
The Chiefs logo is painted onto an end zone of the Hard Rock Stadium turf as crews prepare for the Super Bowl. The Kansas City Star

This week on Mellinger Minutes For Your Ears Chiefs president Mark Donovan explains how the team has been handling its issues around Native American imagery since long before Washington changed its name. Listen here.

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Sam Mellinger
The Kansas City Star
Sam Mellinger was a sports columnist for the Kansas City Star. He held various roles from 2000-2022. He has won numerous national and regional awards for coverage of the Chiefs, Royals, colleges, and other sports both national and local.
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