Not ideal

I read elsewhere that if he misses many regular season games that the Chiefs can tag him next year cheap. They said for that reason he would not miss 7-8 games. I have no idea if this is true.

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.)

Man, the voices coming from chiefs staff and Jones himself tell 2 very different stories. I don’t mean to sound doomy, but this tweet and the james Cameron one together give me serious pause. I’m starting to think think we’re really not gonna keep Jones.

That sucks for the team, a lot, cuz there’s a good chance we lose the eagles and Frisco bowls without him.

Also me personally cuz he’s the one player i just knew was going to be great at signing. I’m not usually so good with my predictions. I actually special ordered a Jones jersey before they were available. I love that guy.

Hope this time I’m wrong