After posting a career year and helping the Chiefs win their second Super Bowl in four years, Chris Jones is looking to get paid.
The Chiefs All-Pro defensive tackle did not report for the start of his teams’ training camp Saturday, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter and the two sides remain “far apart” int talks for an extension.
Jones is subject to a $50,000 fine each day he does not report.
Jones, who also held out of the Chiefs’ mandatory minicamp earlier this offseason, is entering the final season of a four-year, $80 million contract he signed in 2020, a deal that has certainly worked out for the Chiefs.
The 29-year-old Jones is coming off a 2022 campaign in which he tied a career high with 15.5 sacks, tied for the fourth-highest mark in the NFL and easily the most among interior linemen. He also had 44 total tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 29 QB hits, four passes defended and two forced fumbles, earning first-team All-Pro honors and a fourth-straight Pro Bowl nod.
He remained strong in the playoffs, leading the Chiefs defense as the team won Super Bowl LVII.
