Patrick Mahomes Is Even More Essential in Light of New Chiefs Numbers…

As for Jones, things are a bit murkier. Since each club only gets one franchise tag, the Chiefs can't use that to keep him around. That means KC will either have to pay a sizable price to extend his contract or accept that the pass rusher will be leaving town.

 

During the NFL season, just about everything that the Kansas City Chiefs do comes down to Patrick Mahomes.

 

As for Jones, things are a bit murkier. Since each club only gets one franchise tag, the Chiefs can't use that to keep him around. That means KC will either have to pay a sizable price to extend his contract or accept that the pass rusher will be leaving town.
Even during the 2023 regular season, which saw the club’s offense struggle while the defense stepped up,

No. 15 proved to be the key player. Whether you needed a moment of magic during the regular season or had to execute with the Lombardi Trophy on the line, he was your man.

Well, it seems like that trend is only set to continue during the NFL offseason. Given the way the Chris Jones-L’Jarius Sneed situation is unfolding, it seems like Mahomes will be at the heart of everything the club does.

Seem a bit dramatic? Well, let’s consider the latest financials and break things down.

Heading into the 2024 NFL offseason, the main question facing the Chiefs was whether to retain the services of Sneed or Jones. And while we don’t have any definitive answers just yet, there has been some progress on both fronts

In regard to the former man, he seems destined to receive a franchise tag. That means he’ll be under contract for the 2024 campaign at a cost of just under $20 million, but that’s not the end of the conversation. There’s still time to work out a longer-term deal, but a trade could also be on the cards.