“Bad thing for the Chiefs, good thing for Tony because he isn’t going to get a Super Bowl ring with the Chiefs.”

— Richard Rodriguez, X-ray equipment technician , Lawrence

“I think it’s a bad thing for the Chiefs, but I think it’s a good thing for Tony Gonzalez because he might have a chance to win a Super Bowl.”

— Nicolas Shump, interim assistant director, Topeka

“I think it’s a bad thing because he was one of their stronger players … and he’s really hot.”

— Katie Ezell, waitress, Leavenworth

“Well, maybe a good thing for him, but a bad thing for the Chiefs because they need to win some games, so they probably should have kept him.”

— Jenny Hepner, retired, Baldwin City