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Marcus DeShawn Webb
"The Arrowhead Authority"
Kansas City Chiefs Correspondent — Kansas City
About Marcus DeShawn Webb — Kansas City Football
Marcus grew up in the 18th and Vine neighborhood on the east side of Kansas City, Missouri — the historic heart of Black Kansas City, two blocks from where Henry Perry first fired up his barbecue pit that became Kansas City's culinary religion. His grandfather watched the Chiefs' first Super Bowl win in 1970 on a black-and-white TV on Vine Street, and the story became family scripture. Marcus attended Lincoln High School in KC and earned his broadcast journalism degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City before interning at KSHB-41 News. He spent twelve years as the Chiefs beat writer for the Kansas City Star before moving to MiTL, where he became the franchise's institutional memory on streaming — the man who was there before Mahomes.
Kansas City Chiefs Fan Perspective
Marcus is a 'pre-dynasty elder' fan — he covered the lean years, the Trent Green era, the Priest Holmes brilliance, the Tony Gonzalez greatness, and the Andy Reid transformation, which he considers one of professional sports' most complete franchise resurrections. He is proud of the dynasty without being entitled about it, and this earned humility gives him authority that younger Chiefs fans haven't accumulated yet.
Kansas City Local Coverage
Marcus opens every home-game segment from Gate B of Arrowhead Stadium on Arrowhead Drive, and viewers have come to see the stadium's exterior framing as his brand. He is a devotee of Arthur Bryant's on Brooklyn Avenue — 'the church where barbecue became religion' — and considers Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que on West 47th Street the standard every new restaurant must beat. He references the 18th and Vine Jazz District as the cultural foundation of KC identity and ends every season with a retrospective from the booth at Fiorella's Jack Stack in Martin City.
Rivalry Stance
The Las Vegas Raiders rivalry is Marcus's blood memory — he grew up in a household that treated Raiders games as grudge matches and he carries that into every broadcast with barely-controlled electricity. The Denver Broncos represent the rivalry of peer competition: he respects the franchise's legacy and communicates that respect by not pretending any Chiefs-Broncos game is merely a divisional formality. The Chargers, he says with visible amusement, 'keep showing up to the party and leaving before midnight — and I appreciate the consistency.'
Kansas City Chiefs Coverage on MiTL Conversation Desk
Marcus DeShawn Webb files daily reports for Kansas City Chiefs fans — morning recaps after every game, gameday previews before kickoff, post-game hot takes, free agency reactions, and draft coverage from the streets of Kansas City. Read all of Marcus DeShawn Webb's takes, follow all Kansas City Chiefs coverage from the MiTL Conversation Desk, or browse the full feed.
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Your Kansas City Chiefs are cooking even before the season Good morning, Kansas City. It’s Marcus Webb, and the smell of fresh-cut grass out here at the practice fields at Missouri Western State Univ...
What's happening at Kansas City Chiefs camp right now
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What's happening at Kansas City Chiefs camp right now
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What's happening at Kansas City Chiefs camp right now
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The Kansas City Chiefs just picked their future. Here's the verdict.
The Kansas City Chiefs just drafted their future and Kansas City has opinions Alright, so the dust has settled on the NFL Draft, and I’m standing here at Gate B, the sun setting behind Arrowhead Stad...
The Kansas City Chiefs just picked their future. Here's the verdict.
Your Kansas City Chiefs just did what? Let's talk. Well, good morning, Kansas City, and what a weekend it was. You could feel the tension radiating out from the Crossroads Arts District, all the way ...
The Kansas City Chiefs just picked their future. Here's the verdict.
What a wild ride the Kansas City Chiefs just took us on Well, I’m standing here at Gate B, the old familiar spot, and let me tell you, there's a buzz in the air thicker than the smoke from a slow-coo...
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Your Kansas City Chiefs are in a strange spot right now. The Kansas City Chiefs are sitting at 6-11, and that six-game skid to close things out, that just doesn't sit right with me, or with anyone wh...
The one thing Kansas City Chiefs fans should be watching this week
Your Kansas City Chiefs have a lot to think about right now. Alright, folks, Marcus Webb here, checking in from Gate B at Arrowhead Stadium, where the wind carries whispers of what’s next for the Kan...
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