OAKLAND, CA - OCTOBER 23: Cornerback Brandon Flowers #24 of the Kansas City Chiefs picks up a penalty for using the ball as a prop after returning an interception for a touchdown against the Oakland Raiders in the fourth quarter on October 23, 2011 at O.co Coliseum in Oakland, California. The Chiefs won 28-0. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
Former Oakland Raiders cornerback and new Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Stanford Routt on Monday tweeted out his goodbyes to the Raider Nation and a hello to Chiefs Nation.
And of course Raider fans have a problem with it. (They also have a problem with indoor plumbing and non-violent acts. Neither are their style.)
"I would like to thank #RaiderNation for 7 unforgettable years of love support and faith," Routt Tweeted. "It was fun but more importantly it was real..."
And then a thank you to Al Davis for picking him up (and a thank that wasn't spoken was for Al Davis giving him $20 million for one season's worth or work).
It's this part Raider fans had a problem with:
"What's up Kansas City?!?!?!? "#ChiefsNation"
Oakland fans took to Twitter to claim that Raider Nation is the only nation. Stunningly, many Raider fans haven't left Oakland and haven't realized that every team's fan base adds "Nation" onto the end of their names.
Jets Nation. Bucs Nation. And, yes, Chiefs Nation.
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