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SportsBeat KC: The chances of Chris Jones sitting out the 2020 season are…

Suddenly there’s this option for one of the NFL’s top defensive tackles.
Suddenly there’s this option for one of the NFL’s top defensive tackles. Associated Press file photo

The Chris Jones story took another twist this week with his tweet that hinted he might sit out the 2020 season instead of playing on the franchise tag. Jones dropped the name Le’Veon Bell, the running back who sat out the 2018 season, declining to play for the Steelers when they used a franchise tag on him for a second straight year.

On this episode of the daily SportsBeat KC podcast, Chiefs beat writers Herbie Teope and Sam McDowell break down the Jones’ contract situation and cover other topics such as the reduced preseason schedule, who besides Jones is looking for a new contract and how Chiefs and other NFL players are handling the potential for increased injuries after not working out together as a team in the spring.

Story links:

Chiefs fans have mixed reaction to Chris Jones’ threat to sit out the 2020 season

NFL to cue preseason in half. Here’s what that would mean for the Chiefs

Chiefs’ Sammy Watkins, Tanoh Kpassagnon among notable players entering contract year

Blair Kerkhoff
The Kansas City Star
Blair Kerkhoff has covered sports for The Kansas City Star since 1989. He was elected to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2023.
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