Chris Jones is staying with the Super Bowl champs.
Jones and the Kansas City Chiefs have entered a five-year deal that practically includes $95 million guaranteed, according to NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport, per Jones’ agent Katz Brothers Sports. The final numbers are still being worked out, Rapoport added.
Jones who according to some witnesses has passed Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald as the league’s top interior defensive lineman, was only a few days from hitting the open market, but the Chiefs want to bring back their game-changing defender for a run at a three-peat.
It is maybe no accident that Jones’ extension is after the Baltimore Ravens and defensive lineman Justin Madubuike accepted a huge deal.
Jones’ deal should make him the highest-paid defensive tackle at around $32 million per year, Rapoport reported. That is higher than Donald, who is presently making $31.6 million a year, per Over the Cap.
Jones, Gregg Rosenthal’s No.1 free agent, has never shied away from mentioning that he wanted to stay with the Chiefs and general manager Brett Veach said recently at the NFL Scouting Combine that re-signing his versatile DL was “at the top’’ of his priority list.
Now, it has come to pass.
Jones, 29, is a five-time Pro Bowler, two-time All-Pro and three-time Super Bowl champion. He has recorded consecutive double-digit-sack seasons and has a penchant for coming up clutch in big matches which are common for Kansas City.
An offseason ago, Chris Jones also wanted a long-term re-up with the Chiefs but instead, he held out until a new one-year deal was worked out. Therefore, while Jones and the Chiefs got Super Bowl success once again, another unavoidable contract situation was always looming.
Jones held out through a Week 1 defeat to the Detroit Lions this season, but in 2024, he is set to be on the field for the Chiefs’ season opener, beaming with a lucrative new contract.
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