This was the first time Aaron Donald wasn't the best defensive player in the league. Chris Jones was robbed of DPOTY, but I digress. There's a certain point in time where the Chiefs have to look at Jones and ask how many prime years he has left, and are his best days behind him?
Meanwhile, Jones knows that even with some drop off he's one of the elite players of his generation.
KC is one of the few times that can get away without paying a WR top dollar. Running backs make nothing these days. Mahomes' contract is a bargain at this point in time, too.
There's room for this to work out, but the proximity of the season is worrying.
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