It’s all about the cup holders.
For the first time, seats in the upper deck of Arrowhead Stadium will have cup holders as the Chiefs replace nearly all of the seats in that area as a part of an effort to enhance the fan experience in the stadium.
Leaks in the concrete of the upper level, which also serves as the ceiling for the level below, forced the Chiefs to remove all existing seats from the area to reseal the concrete.
Rather than re-installing the old seats, Chiefs president Mark Donovan saw an opportunity to upgrade to something new — especially considering nearly 60 percent of the seats removed were in such bad shape they couldn’t be salvaged.