What are the incentives for Chris Jones’ new one-year contract with the Chiefs?
Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones’ new contract incentives are now available, and based on reports, he’ll need an impressive season to earn back the roughly $3.5 million he lost because of his holdout.
Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reported details of the incentives Tuesday morning, saying Jones’ $19.5 million base salary would remain the same minus his missed game check, which totaled just over $1 million. Jones now can receive extra money for:
• 35% playing time ($1 million)
• 50% playing time ($1 million more)
• 10 sacks ($1.25 million, this already existed before the new deal)
• 15 sacks ($500,000 more)
• First-team All-Pro and Super Bowl appearance ($1 million)
• Defensive player of the year and Super Bowl win ($2 million)
Florio reported the maximum value of Jones’ base salary this season is now $25.167 million. That, though, does not factor in money lost after Jones missed offseason workouts.
Before now, Jones forfeited a $500,000 workout bonus and also lost roughly $2 million in fines by missing training camp. He also missed out on a $1.08 million game check after skipping the Chiefs’ 21-20 home loss to the Detroit Lions.
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported Tuesday that Jones’ reworked deal does not include a no-franchise-tag clause, meaning the Chiefs reserve the right to franchise tag Jones for next season.
This story was originally published September 12, 2023 at 10:36 AM with the headline "What are the incentives for Chris Jones’ new one-year contract with the Chiefs?."
