The Kansas City Chiefs will enter the 2023 season as reigning Super Bowl champions.
As they will strive to defend their title, the Chiefs have some work to do, considering the amount of pieces they lost in the offseason.
Several players like Frank Clark, Orlando Brown Jr, Juan Thornhill, and Andrew Wylie are now gone.
While they have filled the holes that those players left behind, there is another star from their championship team in a questionable spot.
Andy Reid was recently asked about Chris Jones’ status for the upcoming year.
“I don’t know that, I’ll look to just see how that goes,” Reid said via Rob Collins of Fox 4 in Kansas City.
Chiefs HC Andy Reid regarding if DT Chris Jones will show up for Training Camp Friday on Veteran Report Day: #ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/ZzbWT83k1S
— Rob Collins (@RCFOX4KC) July 18, 2023
Reid didn’t exactly inspire confidence in Chiefs fans about Jones’ standing with the team.
He did, however, say “There’s communication going on, that’s the important part.”
Jones is still under contract for the 2023 season, but his contract is set to expire after this season.
While many believe that Jones will be extended, Reid’s comments seem to indicate that the two sides could still be far apart.
Jones was a key piece of this defense last season, totaling 44 tackles and 15.5 sacks.
He was in consideration to win the Defensive Player of the Year award but ultimately came in third place in the voting.
If the Chiefs aren’t able to come up with an extension for Jones, it could lead to him sitting out, or at the very least, being disgruntled with the team.
The start of training camp is just around the corner.
Will the Chiefs be able to get something done in the coming days?
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