Following another All-Pro season, KC Chiefs DT Chris Jones gets his due respect in this year's edition of the NFL Top 100 players list.
' defense may have been the NFL's very best a season ago, and star defensive tackle Chris Jones was a major reason why. Thanks to his second first-team All-Pro campaign in a row, the 30-year-old is once again being lumped in with some of football's best.The NFL's top 100 list, as voted on by the players themselves, is a yearly production that unveils the elite in groups of 10.
Despite spending last offseason holding out due to a contract dispute and missing Week 1 of the regular season, Jones quickly returned to form. Playing in 16 regular-season contests, he amassed 30 tackles , 29 quarterback hits and 10.5 sacks. In addition to his All-Pro nomination, he was selected to the Pro Bowl for the fifth time in his career. Among all interior linemen in the
Following his first training camp practice of the year, Jones doubled down on wanting to win Defensive Player of the Year this season.. "I strive for DPOY every year. It's a commitment to myself that I make, and also challenging myself to make my teammates better. I think no matter how much the money is, how much money I'm making, how much money I get, my morals never change in football. I play football because I love the game, not for anything else.
Jordan Foote is the deputy editor of Arrowhead Report on SI.com, covering the Kansas City Chiefs. He also hosts the One Royal Way podcast on Kansas City Sports Network. Jordan is a Baker University alumnus, earning his degree in Mass Media. Follow him on X @footenoted.
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