On his most recent podcast, Travis Kelce begged Chris Jones to join the Kansas City Chiefs again. He spoke about his teammate’s choice to refuse to sign a contract extension. On the “New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce” podcast, where he and his brother, a Philadelphia Eagles player, frequently appear, Kelce remarked
“I just don’t get it.” “Chris, can you please come back?” “You’re really scaring me, man. I don’t get it. You must know something that I don’t know because I just don’t get it. I really want to get another Super Bowl ring with you, brother. This is me bargaining you to just come back and play football for the Chiefs. Please, we need you. We need you bad, and I don’t know what the situation is. “He’s just the best defensive player in the league right now. He’s deserving of all the money in the world. Chris, I love you. Please come back now.”
Jones, who has one season remaining on the four-year contract he signed with the Chiefs in 2020, has not yet reported to work as he looks for a better offer. Jones was scheduled to receive $80 million in compensation over four years, making him the ninth-highest-paid defensive lineman this year at $20 million on average.
Coach Andy Reid stated that he would not be critical of Jones’ selection
In his first extensive remarks on Jones’ resistance, Reid remarked on Friday
“Chris has chosen to go this route,” “Some other guys have chosen to get their deals done and come in and play. I’m not here to criticize one way or the other. We’ve had a lot of success with the guys that we have, and we go with it. “Other than that, I take the distractions and throw them out the door and let’s get on with what’s real.”
From what Reid said it seems like Jones won’t be starting the season opener for the Chiefs against the Detroit Lions .
“Chris is a great player,” “We’ve got other good players. They’ll have to step their game up to fill the role. … Everybody just has to play their best, and then you work through it. But to think that you’re gonna fill in for Chris, that’s not what you’re doing.” “One thing about Chris is he keeps himself in good shape,” Reid said. “I haven’t seen him, but I’d anticipate that he’d come back in relatively good shape. … As long as he is physically in good shape, you can kind of start working him in and get him going, then you play it by ear after that and see where he’s at.”
