I knew an article from npr would be a hurler.

Complete crap. The Chiefs work closely with Native American groups and the vast, and I mean vast, majority of Native Americans support them. These woke jackasses simply won’t accept that they are a tiny minority, unfortunately they are a very vocal minority and the colluding Media gives them way more play than they deserve.
The name actually has nothing to do with Indians(and there was a train between KC and Chicago called the Kansas City Chief)