Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs have a 6'6", 310-lb problem three days before they begin their Super Bowl title defense, and its name is Chris Jones.
Ever since he came off the board 37th overall in 2016, Jones has been the Chiefs' main defensive weapon, terrorizing opposing offenses and stopping major plays before they happen.
But he has also lately been wanting a new big-money contract that the likes of Dexter Lawrence and Quinnen Williams received during the offseason.
So he has held out, forcing the team to move him to the reserve list. And according to a former teammate, this will not end well.
Former running back LeSean McCoy knows the Kansas City Chiefs well.
He won Super Bowl LIV with them in 2019-20, and even in a limited playing capacity, he got to see their inner workings.
Based on that experience, he figured out that Chris Jones was as important an ingredient to their success
But with Jones seemingly gone for the season, McCoy believes the Chiefs will run out of luck:
It is no secret that, heading into the final year of his contract, Chris Jones wants an extension. But what is not known is exactly how much he had been seeking.
On Saturday, Mike Florio reported that the Chiefs had offered their star defensive tackle a three-year, $74-million contract that ,
On Saturday, Mike Florio reported that the Chiefs had offered their star defensive tackle a three-year, $74-million contract that ,