Jones said he wants to stay with the Chiefs as he made his first public comments to explain his holdout for a contract extension.
is No. 2 after signing a four-year, $96 million contract extension last month with $66 million guaranteed.
“We’re going to continue to press on and work hard,” Veach said last week. “ a lot of respect on both sides. It’s been, obviously, well stated how we feel about Chris. He feels the same way. We’re looking forward to Thursday, and hopefully he’s in the lineup and he’s ready to go.”Last season, Jones led the Chiefs in sacks and quarterback hits by matching his career highs of 15 1/2 and 29. He played 916 snaps — 80 percent of the unit’s total snaps — the most among Chiefs defensive linemen.
“That’s an answer for Clark Hunt to make,” Jones said. “I asked for an extension. Unfortunately, that hasn’t been brought yet. We’ll just see where this goes. We’ve got a whole year ahead of us, and things change.
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