NFL fans were livid after a Chris Jones strip-sack was wiped out by an awful roughing-the-passer call

Jones literally had the ball in his hands!!!

Things weren’t going the Chiefs’ way for much of the first half against the Raiders (+7.5) on Monday. Though, after falling behind 17-0, Kansas City started to rally. That tension would come to a head on a key play involving Chiefs’ pass rusher Chris Jones and Las Vegas’ Derek Carr.

With Kansas City trying to steal one last possession before the end of the half, Jones got on his horse and blew by the Las Vegas’ offensive line to hit Carr for a sack. Jones’ rush and play were so good that he even stripped Carr of the football and had it in his hands, ready to run the other way.

So it was Kansas City football, right?

Wrong. The NFL would call a roughing-the-passer penalty on Jones for “using his full body weight,” extending a Raiders’ possession that would end in a field goal.

And yes, it’s very much as bad of a call as it sounds:

In case you were wondering, I’m pretty certain Jones might be the first player in NFL history to be called for roughing-the-passer … while holding the ball in his hands. Because, you know, the quarterback isn’t a passer anymore if they don’t have the ball in their hands. And Jones, with the ball in his hands, is now officially a runner.

Ah, well, at least Jones can just stop running full speed (?) and not throw his full weight (?) into Carr when simply trying to do his job. With Jones’ play being the second terrible roughing-the-passer call in as many days, it’s a good reminder about the NFL rule book: It makes zero sense!