Kansas City Chiefs All-Pro defensive lineman Chris Jones has suggested that he is prepared to take his contract holdout into Week 8 of the regular season. It is a decision that could cost him in the neighborhood of $8 million in fines.<\/p>\n
The Chiefs, in response, traded for a defensive lineman. They agreed to send a sixth-round draft pick<\/a> to the division-rival Las Vegas Raiders for Neil Farrell, 24, a 6-foot-4, 319-pound run-stopper, per ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter.<\/p>\n [cta id=4013 type=cta]<\/span><\/p>\n Here is what NFL.com\u2019s Lanze Zierlien had to say about him before the draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cNose tackle prospect with a well-earned reputation for making it hard on blockers to do their job in the run game. Farrell has seen personal maturity and development in his play that allowed him to consistently bully opponents as a physical force in the middle in 2021, but he tested poorly at the 2022 NFL Scouting Combine. He will be somewhat tethered to home base but could help in upgrading a leaky run defense. Farrell is a two-gapping nose with Day 3 value.\u201d<\/p>\n Farrell was the No. 121 overall pick in the 2022 draft. He logged 158 defensive snaps across nine games and recorded 12 total tackles for the Raiders last season.<\/p>\n Now, he provides some additional depth<\/a> behind Daniel Wise and Derrick Nnadi. He could do even more<\/a> in the short term. The Chiefs released nose tackle Danny Shelton too, per Adam Schefter.<\/p>\n Rookie sixth-round pick Keondre Coburn has also impressed this preseason<\/a>.<\/p>\n The bigger implication is what this means for Jones\u2019 holdout. This move suggests the Chiefs are taking him at his word.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s been no communication, so I don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to go there,\u201d head coach Andy Reid said on August 23, via KHSB 41<\/a>. \u201cWhatever happens, happens. If he\u2019s not there, the game goes on. Right? So That\u2019s how it works.\u201d<\/p>\n It could also suggest that they are indeed dug in on the notion that he will not be traded. And that they will instead focus on hammering out a deal that works for both sides. Jones, 29, is heading into the final year of a four-year, $80 million contract. He is said to be eyeing a deal worth $30 million annually.<\/p>\n \u201cI think for all parties, I think the best resolution would be for him to end his career as a Chief,\u201d General Manager Brett Veach said, per Jesse Newell of the Kansas City Star on August 7. \u201cHopefully, we get this resolved, but we have no intentions of making a trade<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Jones had 15.5 sacks last season. He has 65 sacks since entering the league in 2016, tied for the sixth-most in the NFL. K.C.\u2019s\u2019 defense ranked second in sacks and fifth in pressure rate with Jones wreaking havoc from the inside or outside.<\/p>\n DEFENSIVE END CHRIS JONES. @StoneColdJones<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udcfa: #CINvsKC<\/a> on CBS — NFL (@NFL) January 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nChiefs Agree to Trade With Raiders Amid Chris Jones’ Holdout<\/h2>\n
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