The future of former Mississippi State defensive lineman Chris Jones, an impending free agent, following the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl win on Sunday Night.
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00:00 Former Bulldog defensive lineman Chris Jones is now three times Super Bowl
00:04 champion after the Kansas City Chiefs to be the San Francisco 49ers in overtime,
00:08 25 to 22 on Sunday night.
00:10 However, Jones is set to become a free agent this offseason at the start of
00:14 the new league year on March 13th, as asking price might create some discontent
00:18 with the Kansas City front office.
00:20 For the Chiefs, Jones has been one of the biggest forces on their defense,
00:24 posting a combined 84 tackles and 28.5 sacks over the past two years at
00:29 the regular and postseason.
00:31 His contract situation has been a point of contention with the Chiefs,
00:34 which resulted in him sitting out their home opener against the Detroit Lions.
00:38 Other NFL defensive linemen, including Nick Bosa and
00:41 Aaron Donald are making well over 30 million a year.
00:44 And Jones is likely seeking contract around that range or even higher.
00:48 The Chiefs could franchise tag him this offseason,
00:51 as they have roughly $24 million in cap space.
00:54 However, this is a situation that needs to be monitored heading into
00:57 the offseason.
00:59 Drafted out of Mississippi State, Jones has been with the Chiefs organization since
01:02 2016, earning five Pro Bowl selections and two first team All-Pro selections.
01:07 It'll be interesting to see how his free agency situation plays out.
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