It wasn’t that long ago that Chiefs Kingdom was asking questions about whether or not Chris Jones would play any more games at Arrowhead. Now the choices before the Kansas City Chiefs are about how long they will keep him—just for the 2020 season or for several more years.
The Chiefs only official action regarding Jones this offseason has been to use the franchise tag on him. Given his dominant position as a defensive tackle, the set amount owed to Jones this coming season will be just over $16.1 million. Tagging Jones put the Chiefs in control for the coming year and gives the All-Pro lineman very little in terms of leverage other than the ability to hold out several games.