For months, the Kansas City Chiefs have had the salary cap space. For months, the Chiefs have publicly stated their appreciation of Chris Jones and their goal to lock him up with a long-term contract extension. For months, the Chiefs have taken no action to back up their words.
We’re into the second quarter of the regular season and Jones is still scheduled to be a free agent next offseason. There are measures to keep Jones in place in Kansas City for the immediate future, of course, but the fact remains that the Chiefs have already moved heaven and earth to acquire and then paid big money to another defensive lineman in Frank Clark.