The fate of Chris Jones 2023 edition

[TribalElder]

Appears the Chiefs and Chris Jones are at the beginning of a contract dispute



Speculation has been that the two sides are "far apart" on a deal

So Chiefs Planet.... how do we think this will play out (poll coming)

Will the Chiefs pay up and meet Chris Jones demands? If so, how much will it end up costing?

Will the Chiefs not be able to meet Chris Jones demands and end up trading him? If so, what kind of haul can we expect?

I've really loved watching Chris Jones wreck shit for the Chiefs, it always sucks when the business side of the NFL forces teams into tough decisions.

[Red Dawg]

Trade him to a sucker that will pay him his nutball contract. Get a 1 and move on. There are many teams in the NFC that have enough space. He won't care what team it is.

[Mr. Wizard]

Jones is saying week 8.

https://arrowheadaddict.com/posts/ch...uite-some-time

does the game fine, 1.1 million per game go back to the chiefs?

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by Mr. Wizard

Jones is saying week 8.

https://arrowheadaddict.com/posts/ch...uite-some-time

does the game fine, 1.1 million per game go back to the chiefs?

Yes..if he misses all preseason they get a 1/18th credit and for each regular season game he misses you add a number so if he missed 8 games they would get a 9/18th credit toward their cap.

[Balto]

Ok who do we trade him too?

[O.city]

Originally Posted by RunKC

17-3 last year and the 3 losses were from a combined 10 points. That not good enough for ya?

A whole heap of 1 score games though.

We know how those can flip year to year.

No, I'd like to see us just decimate some people.

[RunKC]

Wow Chris is going full reerun, even after watching his pal Le'Veon Bell do it.

If he truly holds out until week 8, I'd think that's the nail in his coffin and you agree to let him play the rest of the season before trading him.

He's setting himself up badly by doing this. He's far more likely to get hurt or have a bad season numbers wise.

[O.city]

They aren't gonna trade him. No one is giving up picks and cap space a week before the season.

[wazu]

Originally Posted by RunKC

Wow Chris is going full reerun, even after watching his pal Le'Veon Bell do it.

If he truly holds out until week 8, I'd think that's the nail in his coffin and you agree to let him play the rest of the season before trading him.

He's setting himself up badly by doing this. He's far more likely to get hurt or have a bad season numbers wise.

He can afford it.

[thegame214]

Veach isn’t budging and Chris Jones just tweeting through it.

[Skyy God]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

I'm not sure what the fine situation is on regular season games, but if he sits out 8 games and drops his base salary for the year down to $14 million, he's going to lose the benefit of his massive cap number next year.

AND he's going to simply be out $10+ million for the games he's missed and probably $2-3 million more on fines.

With less leverage to boot.

How does ANY of this help him in a cash drive? He starts probably $20 million underwater by taking this approach.

I've gotta believe it's a bluff, still. This just doesn't make any sense.

Welcome to the “this holdout makes no GD sense” train.

Some of us figured it out a few days ago.

[Balto]

And Andy LOVES it when players tweet

[smithandrew051]

Since we might not have Jones, I’ve decided that he was never all that good anyway. Probably just benefitted from playing next to Derrick Nnadi.

I will, obviously, pretend I never said that if he comes back to the Chiefs.

[Mr. Wizard]

Originally Posted by Mecca

Yes..if he misses all preseason they get a 1/18th credit and for each regular season game he misses you add a number so if he missed 8 games they would get a 9/18th credit toward their cap.

I guess what concerns me is that if they make a deal and give him a bunch of cash then we have cap money to add another dl vet (Carlos Dunlap) but if he hold out we don't have that money. Am I wrong about that?

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Mecca

Not quite that far but he is telling you he'd rather get paid than make sure the team stays competitive.

Not that it matters here or there, but that's different than his own motivation to win rings... I mean, I've quit jobs where I loved everyone I worked with and tried my best even when I knew I was leaving, and didn't want things to go to shit afterwards. But, still had reasons to leave.

Yeah, players don't have the same loyalty as fans, but that also doesn't mean they don't love playing in the stadium they play in and the fans and so forth... I just find the absolute "it's JUST business" to be a bit extreme.

It is for Jones this very minute, but doesn't mean he won't put on the pads in a couple weeks and love every minute of competing for another ring.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Not that it matters here or there, but that's different than his own motivation to win rings... I mean, I've quit jobs where I loved everyone I worked with and tried my best even when I knew I was leaving, and didn't want things to go to shit afterwards. But, still had reasons to leave.

Yeah, players don't have the same loyalty as fans, but that also doesn't mean they don't love playing in the stadium they play in and the fans and so forth... I just find the absolute "it's JUST business" to be a bit extreme.

It is for Jones this very minute, but doesn't mean he won't put on the pads in a couple weeks and love every minute of competing for another ring.

It's why people shouldn't get overly attached to players, the Chiefs can't field a SB team having Mahomes and one of the highest paid defenders in the entire league, it isn't doable.