The Kansas City Chiefs’ All-Pro defensive tackle Chris Jones — who is under contract with the team through the 2023 season — is conducting a holdout, hoping to create leverage toward obtaining a contract extension.
Ever since Jones began this siege, the most likely outcome has been that he and the team would come to an agreement. That continues to be the case — because it would benefit both the Chiefs and Jones to make a deal.
But on Tuesday, Jones posted on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) that he would not report until “Week 8.