Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones is poised to make his season debut Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars. But his offseason also promises to be intriguing.
Kansas City's revised agreement with Jones that was reached Monday did not include a provision that prevents the Chiefs from using their franchise tag on the All-Pro defensive tackle, sources said.
But the Chiefs' 2024 salary cap situation is expected to prevent them from tagging Jones anyway. If the Chiefs were to tag Jones after the season, the price tag would be expected to come in at about $32 million.
Kansas City also is projected to be right at the salary cap when the new league year starts in 2024, so it would be incredibly challenging, if not undoable, to clear out the corresponding room to tag Jones, based on a review of their contractual obligations.