For Pete's Sake

Former Chiefs players poked fun at Chris Jones for falling asleep in the White House

Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones (95) celebrates a tackle for a loss during the second half of an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022, in Kansas City.
Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones (95) celebrates a tackle for a loss during the second half of an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022, in Kansas City. nwagner@kcstar.com

A quintet of players broke out a choreographed dance inside the White House on Monday, and other Chiefs players shared photos and videos from their visit with President Joe Biden.

The Super Bowl champions seemed excited to be at the White House, although one player dozed off briefly.

Defensive lineman Chris Jones fell asleep and his former teammates poked fun at him. Frank Clark, who is a free agent, captioned a photo for Twitter perfectly: “I have a dream!!!!!”

Sixty years ago, Martin Luther King delivered his famous “I Have A Dream” speech in Washington, D.C., and the photo of Jones dozing peacefully with the Washington Monument over his shoulder is wonderful.

Khalen Saunders, who signed with the Saints earlier this year, retweeted Clark and wrote: “Mane fell asleep in 23 seconds literally i had just spoke to bro 30 seconds before this pic”

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes laughed at Clark’s tweet.

Jones responded to the Twitter messages from both Saunders and Clark.

Pete Grathoff
The Kansas City Star
From covering the World Series to the World Cup, Pete Grathoff has done a little bit of everything since joining The Kansas City Star in 1997.
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