Chris Jones, a defensive slug with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Chris Jones, an All-Pro defensive tackle, reacted to his huge contract on X, previously Twitter, just after it was announced that Jones had inked a five-year, $95 million contract with the Kansas City Chiefs on March 9.
His first message said, “Let’s goooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!” and his second said, “KC..5 more years of awesomeness! 3x,” along with a photo of Jones with his teammate Mike Pennel.
Overtaking Aaron Donald of the Los Angeles Rams, Jones is currently the highest-paid defensive tackle in NFL history, according to his agency, Katz Brothers Sports. Jones’s contract is “almost” worth $160 million, according to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport, with $95 million in “practical guarantees.”
Jones, 29, played in 16 regular season games for the Chiefs in 2023 while on a revised one-year contract. According to PFF, he recorded 75 total quarterback pressures (43 hurries, 8 hits, 14 sacks), 21 stops, and 3 batted passes.
Jones recorded 16 QB pressures in total during Kansas City’s recent Super Bowl run in January and February, including 10 hurries, 5 hits, 1 sack, 4 stops, 2 batted passes, and 1 forced fumble.
Having been selected to the All-Pro team twice, Jones is regarded as the Chiefs’ second most valuable player, after quarterback Patrick Mahomes. The two-time defending Super Bowl champions were prepared to provide the game-changing defensive a historically large salary because of this.
Chris Jones became Brett Veach’s first priority.
The fact that Kansas City was able to reach an agreement with Jones should not come as a surprise, since general manager Brett Veach stated clearly that the Chiefs’ primary goal was to re-sign Jones during his remarks to the media at the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine.
We get to meet the agents this week, just like we did with Chris (Jones), LJ (L’Jarius Sneed), and several of our players last year. He’s at the top of the list, according to Veach. “Love Chris, despite our best efforts, we were unable to complete the task at hand. We had a wonderful conversation when we got together immediately following the Detroit game, and I believe that both parties want to stay here. We’ll go to work.
We would definitely like to adore and get back together with that guy. We hope he ends his career in Kansas City.
Twitter Reacts to Chris Jones’s re-signing with the Chiefs
Reactions to Jones’s Chiefs resigning were seen on X by users.
One person commented, “We love you Chris so freaking awesome and glad you got the money you deserve.” “Honest [expletive] for five years, shocked by everything. It’s time for some ice-cold three-peat LFG!!!!!! can at last reduce my anxiety level.”
Thankfully… Another user said, “C.J. earned every penny of whatever he did after signing.” “The Chiefs seem to agree that the man is the reason they won the last two Super Bowls!” Cheers!
Another person said, “I heard the Chiefs were about to move on without you. Then Taylor Swift called it in, and here we are.” “My man, congratulations. CHIEEEEEFS EVERYWHERE. LFG.
“Defense tackle is what my 11-year-old kid plays. He gets to watch his favorite player for his favorite team play in his preferred position, how wonderful is that? I’m so grateful that Chris will always be a Chief! A another user wrote.
“The day’s best news! You’re worthy of it. Work ethic has paid off handsomely,” a another user commented. Though I’m genuinely glad for you, I’m selfishly pleased for our team. Congrats! You have a lot of reasons to be proud of yourself.
