The start of another football season is officially underway as the Kansas City Chiefs' equipment staff began hauling more than 14,000 pounds of gear up to St. Joseph for training camp this week.

It's a massive endeavor that requires the equipment staff to essentially move the Chiefs' entire operation an hour to the north as Kansas City embarks on a month of practices at Missouri Western State University.

"We're packing more than 550 pairs of cleats, 300 pairs of gloves and hundreds of footballs," said Holt McKenney, one of eight full-time individuals on the Chiefs' equipment staff. "We pack everything from headbands and quarterback towels to toiletries, field equipment, and weight room stuff – really, anything you can think of."

The process – which began on Monday – takes about a week and will run through Friday, when quarterbacks and rookies report to St. Joseph. The training room was transported on Monday, the weight room on Tuesday and the equipment room on Wednesday.

In other words, it's a big move.

"We've been working 10-hour days to get everything packed up, and then we use full semitrailers to move it all up there," McKenney said. "We usually have about 10 movements of these trucks over the course of the week."

McKenney is part of a staff that's led by Allen Wright, a legend in his field who has overseen this process for more than 40 years. His staff – which also includes Chris Shropshire, Cale Kirby, Jay White, Niko Barber, Logan Love and Brian Sloan – has repeatedly been recognized as the top crew in the NFL over the years, and once again – for the 16th time since 2010 – the Chiefs' equipment staff is leading the annual pilgrimage to St. Joseph to kick off a new season.

"It's a short drive, but the idea is that we have everything up there that we need," McKenney said. "Rookies report on Friday, and we're ready to get going."

The first practice of Chiefs training camp open to the general public will take place on July 30. For more information or to reserve tickets, click here.