All-Pro DT Chris Jones stopsworking to report to Chiefs for start of regular-season videogame preparation

Chris Jones did not report to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday to start preparing for their season opener versus Detroit, making it extremely unlikely that the All-Pro protective dealwith will play versus the Lions on Thursday night.

Jones hasactually been holding out while attempting to get a long-lasting agreement. He is gettingin the last year of a four-year, $80 million pact, and hasactually been racking up millions in fines for missingouton offseason exercises, training camp and all 3 preseason videogames.

The 29-year-old pass rush will surrender about $1.1 million for each regular-season videogame he missesouton.

You’re neverever sure how it’s going to work out. You offer with too lotsof individuals in this type of thing,” stated Chiefs coach Andy Reid, who decreased to goover his own participation in the settlements priorto the veryfirst substantial practice of videogame week.

“These things can go any instructions. I wear’t desire to invest too much time on it,” Reid included. “We had 90 people in the offseason that I was making sure were going in the right instructions, and now we’re getting allset to play a videogame. That’s how I go about it.”

Reid was more enthusiastic that broad receiver Kadarius Toney and cornerback L’Jarius Sneed would be prepared for the opener. Toney missedouton most of training camp after surgicaltreatment for a torn meniscus and Sneed, one of the Chiefs’ finest cornerbacks, hasactually been out for more than a month with swelling in his knee.

Most of the attention stays on Jones, though, provided his value to the Kansas City defense. He connected a profession high with 15 1/2 sacks last season, chose up his veryfirst postseason sacks and assisted the Chiefs beat Philadelphia in the Super Bowl.

Chiefs basic supervisor Brett Veach stated last week interaction with Jones’ agents selected up after a long deadlock ahead of the routine season.

Veach even stated he was “certainly enthusiastic” that a offer might be reached in time for Jones to report to practice and be on the field when the Chiefs raise their newest title banner at Arrowhead Stadium.

“I wear’t understand what his program is,” Reid stated, “or when he is coming.”

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, who is close with Jones, went on his “New Heights” podcast with his bro, Eagles center Jason Kelce, and urged his colleague to report to practice. Kelce sounded much like Reid, informing Jones: “You should understand something I wear’t understand since I simply puton’t get it. I truly desire to win another Super Bowl ring with you, bro.”

“I imply, at this point you simply prepare to play the videogame with the people that are in the developing,” Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes included priorto Sunday’s sweltering practice, “and let the front workplace manage that. We have a hard test and we’re going to focus on how we can win with the men we have here.”

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Indeed, the Chiefs are preparing to face one of the league’s top offenses. Led by quarterback Jared Goff and large receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, the Lions had the third-most backyards in the NFL last season and completed 4th in goals.

Jones’ lack is intensified by the reality that pass rush Charles Omenihu, who was signed to change protective end Frank Clark, is suspended for the veryfirst 6 weeks of the season for breaching the NFL’s personal-conduct policy.

“It’s the verysame thing as if a person got hurt in the middle of the season,” Chiefs security Justin Reid stated. “The scenario is what it is. Chris is one of the finest gamers in the NFL. But we have to go with what we’ve got.”

Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton, who brings the green dot and is accountable for getting the defense set, pointed out that Kansas City hasactually been without Jones throughout the offseason and training camp. That’s offered time for Derrick Nnadi and Turk Wharton to get more associates in the base defense and backups Keondre Coburn and Malik Herring additional work at the takeon area.

“We offered a lot of individuals a possibility to play,” Bolton stated. “A lot of people that puton’t get a lot of playing time with Chris here will get a lot of chances. The people we’ve got, we’ve got, and we’re going to go out there and shot to control Week 1.”

Reporting by The Associated Press.