Chiefs’ Equipment Director Allen Wright Heads to St. Joseph for His 40th Training Camp

Wright’s job is simple: he’s essentially responsible for anything and everything that anyone in the organization may need. It’s a critical role throughout the football season, but that importance is magnified even further when the Chiefs’ entire operation picks up and relocates to St. Joseph for three weeks every summer.

“An equipment manager never has an excuse to not have something. That’s never an option, so we have to make sure that we take double, triple and even more than that of what we’re bringing,” Wright said. “If that’s toiletries, helmets, shoulder pads, shoes, blocking sleds – whatever it is. Being able to provide all of that is very gratifying.”

Wright has helped move the Chiefs to numerous training camp locations over the years, from William Jewell College (1983-1990) and the University of Wisconsin – River Falls (1991-2009) to the Chiefs’ current home at Missouri Western (2010-2019, 2021-present). He has worked for the likes of Marty Schottenheimer, Dick Vermeil and Andy Reid to name a few, consistently impressing enough to weather numerous regime changes on the coaching staff.