{"id":221696,"date":"2025-09-12T19:54:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T19:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/221696\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T19:54:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T19:54:09","slug":"chiefs-announcer-dale-carter-resigns-saying-team-crossed-his-red-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/221696\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs announcer Dale Carter resigns, saying team crossed his \u2018red line\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kansas City Chiefs public address announcer Dale Carter will no longer be delivering his famous, \u201cIt\u2019s. Third. Down,\u201d call at Arrowhead Stadium, as Carter resigned this week after 16 years as one of the team\u2019s in-stadium announcers.<\/p>\n

In a Facebook post on Friday<\/a>, Carter said the Chiefs asked him last year to change up his famous third-down call in the playoffs. This year, Carter said, the Chiefs told him that fellow stadium PA announcer Nate Herron would be taking over his third-down call on game days, crossing his \u201cred line\u201d and leading to his resignation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe appreciate Dale\u2019s dedication and professionalism as the in-stadium voice at GEHA Field at Arrowhead over the past 16 seasons,\u201d the Chiefs said in a statement Friday. \u201cWe understand and respect his decision and wish him all the best moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carter, who also works at Kansas City country radio station KFKF, is best known for his elongated third down call at Chiefs games, which built suspense during opponent drives while stirring 76,000 fans to get louder as they tried to help K.C.\u2019s defense get off the field.<\/p>\n

In a Thursday Facebook post<\/a>, Carter said he had \u201ctremendous respect for the organization\u201d and was \u201cthankful I got to do this.\u201d He also said leaving his position would give him more time to run for a spot as a Missouri county legislator.<\/p>\n

(Photo: Denny Medley \/ Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

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