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Chiefs placed Chris Jones on Reserve/Did Not Report list

The Kansas City #Chiefs placed star defensive lineman Chris Jones on the Reserve/Did Not Report list on Tuesday.

The Kansas City Chiefs placed Chris Jones on the Reserve/Did Not Report list on Tuesday when the star defensive tackle failed to show up to team facilities at the NFL’s mandatory deadline.

With this designation, Jones’ $19.5 million base salary will not count towards the Chiefs’ salary cap to start the 2023 season, but when his prolonged holdout ends, the team will be liable for a prorated amount of the remaining value.

Jones has already accrued nearly $2 million in fines by voluntarily sitting out of training camp and the preseason.

This move seems to signal that Jones’ holdout won’t end any time soon, and as negotiations are set to spill over into Kansas City’s 2023 campaign, the Chiefs are set to start their grueling 17-game schedule lacking one of their cornerstone players.

The NFL season will kick off next Thursday when Kansas City faces the Detroit Lions in a highly anticipated matchup that will almost certainly be played without Jones on the field.

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Latest update on Chiefs DT Chris Jones’ contract talks

#Chiefs DT Chris Jones did not report to training camp with his veteran teammates, which means a holdout is coming as he seeks a contract extension.

The Kansas City Chiefs officially have a holdout situation on their hands with star defensive tackle Chris Jones.

According to a new report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Jones did not report to training camp with his veteran teammates. Veterans were able to begin reporting to Chiefs training camp at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Missouri on Friday with their conditioning test set to take place on Saturday.

Schefter adds that the Chiefs and Jones’ camp remain far apart on a contract extension. That means the team could be in for a long holdout from Jones and it could be a costly one for the veteran. The new CBA requires a mandatory fine of $50,000 for each missed training camp practice session. If he were to miss the entirety of training camp, the team would be forced to fine him $950,000.

This is the first update that hasn’t been a positive one during the course of this process. Chiefs HC Andy Reid struck an optimistic tone while speaking to the media last week, stating that the two sides were still talking about a long-term deal. He did, however, not know if a deal would get done and allow Jones to report to training camp on time. Look for Jones to potentially strike a deal and report before the team’s first padded practice at training camp.

Jones signed a four-year contract extension back in 2020. The former second-round pick in the 2016 NFL draft has started 99 combined regular-season and postseason games in Kansas City. He’s recorded a whopping 256 combined tackles, 70 tackles for loss, 67 sacks and 42 passes batted during that span. A four-time Pro Bowl selection with a First-Team All-Pro nod in 2022, Jones has proven to be the lynchpin of the defense in Kansas City. He’s coming off a career year and his second Super Bowl title.

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