Chiefs defensive sort out Chris Jones is aware of there’s an opportunity Tremendous Bowl LVIII may very well be his ultimate chapter in Kansas Metropolis.
“I do know there is a chance this may very well be my final recreation with the Chiefs. You simply take all of it in,” Jones stated, via Brian Costello of the New York Publish. “I am going to let the offseason do its factor. I do not actually give attention to it. I am not too frightened about it. After every part is settled and the mud clears, we’ll see the place we’re at.”
Jones and Okay.C. agreed to a one-year, $19.5M deal after he held out in Week 1. In 16 regular-season video games, he logged 10.5 sacks, 13 tackles for loss and 29 quarterback hits, incomes a second consecutive first-team All-Professional nod.
Nevertheless, salary-cap issues usually overrule on-field efficiency. OTC initiatives the Chiefs may have $24.07M in cap room, making huge extensions more difficult. His market worth is a three-year deal price $28.4M annually, second at his place.
Utilizing the franchise tag on him is not low-cost, both. Former sports activities agent and CBS Sports activities contributor Joel Corry estimates franchising Jones once more will value $32.16M, the biggest tag for a non-QB in league historical past.
Jones accepting a hometown low cost appears unlikely. The 29-year-old remains to be in his prime and needs to be pretty compensated earlier than his profession ends.
Regardless, he can present why he deserves an enormous payday Sunday in opposition to the San Francisco 49ers. Per Professional Soccer Focus, 49ers QB Brock Purdy has been pressured on 39 percent of his dropbacks, effectively above the league common.
If Jones and firm can generate stress, it’d fluster Purdy, serving to the Chiefs seize their third championship in 5 years. Kansas Metropolis goals to turn out to be the primary staff to repeat because the 2004 New England Patriots.