I’ll admit that I’m getting a little nervous about the whole situation, but I won’t fully panic unless the Chiefs restructure someone ELSE’S contract before the Jones deal gets done. From everything I’ve read, the team was hoping for a new Jones deal to give them some cap flexibility this season. So if all of a sudden, someone like Kelce gets their contract tweaked, that’d indicate that the team has given up on a new Jones deal for now. At least, that’s how I’m coping at the moment.
EDIT: I have learned that since the Chiefs put him on the “did not report” list, his 2023 contract doesn’t affect the salary cap until he reports, so there goes that optimism. Now that I know about that, I’m just going to assume that Jones will hold out until week 8. That way, if he reports earlier, it will be a fun surprise. Otherwise, the first half of this season might look a lot like 2018. Ungodly offense paired with nonexistent defense (unless King Felix is farther along in his development than we realize.)
I’ll admit that I’m getting a little nervous about the whole situation, but I won’t fully panic unless the Chiefs restructure someone ELSE’S contract before the Jones deal gets done. From everything I’ve read, the team was hoping for a new Jones deal to give them some cap flexibility this season. So if all of a sudden, someone like Kelce gets their contract tweaked, that’d indicate that the team has given up on a new Jones deal for now. At least, that’s how I’m coping at the moment.
EDIT: I have learned that since the Chiefs put him on the “did not report” list, his 2023 contract doesn’t affect the salary cap until he reports, so there goes that optimism. Now that I know about that, I’m just going to assume that Jones will hold out until week 8. That way, if he reports earlier, it will be a fun surprise. Otherwise, the first half of this season might look a lot like 2018. Ungodly offense paired with nonexistent defense (unless King Felix is farther along in his development than we realize.)