Chris Jones shares reason he was absent from Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVII ring celebration
The Chiefs open training camp in St. Joseph on July 23, and that’s a date to keep in mind for a different reason, according to one national NFL writer.
Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer believes the Chiefs and defensive tackle Chris Jones will get a contract done in time for training camp.
“His $28 million (and change) cap hit for 2023 is sitting there, and its presence means tagging the 28-year-old (he turns 29 next month) in March would cost more than $33 million,” Breer wrote Monday in his weekly column.
“So, really, there’s no reason for Kansas City not to do a deal with a guy who’s still on the right side of 30 and had a mind-blowing 15.5 sacks as an interior lineman last year. It’ll work to lower his cap hit now, which could open another opportunity or two (maybe another look at DeAndre Hopkins?) for the team. It’ll avoid putting that massive lump sum on next year’s cap. It’ll make one of the Chiefs’ (and the NFL’s) best players happy.”
Some wondered if Jones was unhappy because he didn’t take part in last week’s Super Bowl LVII ring celebration at Union Station.
It was a swanky party, just the kind of soiree Jones would have enjoyed.
But did he skip it to send a message to the Chiefs front office? Nah, Jones, who sat out last week’s minicamp, said he wasn’t feeling well enough to attend.
“I was sick, Jones tweeted.
This story was originally published June 20, 2023 at 10:47 AM.
