{"id":148362,"date":"2023-09-29T11:30:18","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T15:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=148362"},"modified":"2023-09-29T12:36:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T16:36:12","slug":"chiefs-jones-claps-back-dolphins-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/09\/29\/chiefs-jones-claps-back-dolphins-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs&#8217; Chris Jones Claps Back at Dolphins&#8217; Tyreek Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones has heard Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/09\/20\/dolphins-tyreek-hill-chiefs-chris-jones-notice\/\" target=\"_self\">latest claims<\/a>, and he had a message for his former teammate on the latest episode of the \u201cNew Heights\u201d podcast on September 29.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI seen Micah Parsons just replied to Tyreek about this. Listen, Tyreek weighed probably a buck 80 [180 lbs], a buck 60, probably a buck 40 honestly,\u201d Jones said. \u201cBoy \u2026 Tyreek is just too small. I\u2019ll f****** pluck Tyreek and he\u2019ll fall over, bro. You better <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mOw8t1wdPEQ\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stick to catching the ball<\/a>, bro. You better stick to catching the ball. I don\u2019t think you want to get in the trenches.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Chiefs&#8217; Chris Jones to Dolphins&#8217; Tyreek Hill: &#8216;Stick to Catching the Ball&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Hill had <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cheetah\/status\/1704220961698984353\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared a clip<\/a> on September 19 of him landing a successful block on a New England Patriots linebacker Josh Uche to spring running back Raheem Mostert for a chunk gain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis how ima do Micah and Chris Jones,\u201d Hill said. \u201cI\u2019m too much on that edge,\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1st clip: Mike G far right side of screen. Poor block attempt on Holland who makes the tackle. <\/p>\n<p>2nd clip: Tyreek Hill blocking a DE effectively.<\/p>\n<p>Mike G can be a top 5 TE in this league if he would just block with purpose. Miami had to let him go. This offense needs those blocks <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BLJuhqD42d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/BLJuhqD42d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike Williams (@SelfMade0602) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SelfMade0602\/status\/1705667474652631301?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m gonna toss Tyreek, bro,\u201d Jones said. \u201cI\u2019m gonna toss Tyreek. Oh my god.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jones \u2013 who is an interior lineman but one who also lines up on the outside a fair bit \u2013 is three inches taller and 70 pounds heavier than Uche at 6-foot-6 and 310 pounds. He figures to pose a bigger challenge for the 5-foor-10, 191-pound Hill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know Tyreek. He just be talking man,\u201d Jones continued. \u201cTalking about he can\u2019t wait to do this in Arrowhead. Get out of here, bro.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs and Dolphins have a showdown slated for Week 9 this season. It is Hill\u2019s first showdown with his former team who traded him ahead of the 2022 season. But their matchup will not take place in Arrowhead Stadium. Instead, the matchup will be held in Frankfurt, Germany as one of five games in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/nfl-announces-five-games-for-2023-international-series\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NFL\u2019s International Series<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, Hill got his message across.<\/p>\n<h3>Chiefs&#8217; Chris Jones: Tyreek Hill is &#8216;Very Competitive, has &#8216;Little Man Syndrome&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>Jones explained how it\u2019s not the least bit surprising coming from the \u201cvery competitive\u201d playmaker. This is not the first time they have gone back and forth.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tyreek Hill says he&#39;s gonna throw up the peace sign at Arrowhead this year<\/p>\n<p>Chris Jones says: &quot;I think he was talking more so out of excitement than out of reality.&quot; \ud83d\udc40<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cheetah?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@cheetah<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StoneColdJones?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@stonecoldjones<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ATCoveredPod?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ATCoveredPod<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/onUF2V65VP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/onUF2V65VP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CBS Sports (@CBSSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSSports\/status\/1649099624366620674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTyreek is not even 5-foot,\u201d Jones said. \u201cYou think I\u2019m gonna let this little mother f***** talk s*** to me? \u2026 He\u2019s got the \u2018Little Man Syndrome,\u2019 man. You know the little guys, the little mans, they be talking, bro. Tyreek, you couldn\u2019t tell him he\u2019s not 7-foot. You couldn\u2019t even tell him. You could measure him up and down and he\u2019ll tell you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hill ranks second in the NFL in receiving years with 412 on 25 receptions which ranks seventh.<\/p>\n<h3>AFC Powers Rounding Into Shape<\/h3>\n<p>The Dolphins are coming off an impressive 70-20 thrashing of the Denver Broncos in Week 3 while the Chiefs took the Chicago Bears to task in a 40-10 victory, setting the stage for an explosive matchup between two AFC powerhouses in a few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>With Jones and Travis Kelce each back in the fold for another week, the Chiefs looked more like the reigning champs than they did in the regular season opener. The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/09\/25\/jets-offense-zach-wilson-patriots\/\" target=\"_self\">Zach Wilson-led New York Jets<\/a> are next up. Wilson has an 8-16 record for his career and has thrown two touchdowns to four interceptions through three weeks since taking over for the injured Aaron Rodgers in Week 1. Wilson\u2019s 8.7% sack rate is also the ninth-highest in the NFL with the quarterback absorbing eight on the season.<\/p>\n<p><em>New Heights is presented by Wave Sports + Entertainment<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kansas City Chiefs star Chris Jones had a message in response to former teammate and Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2879,"featured_media":148363,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16,4],"tags":[7811,298,297],"class_list":["post-148362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chiefs","category-dolphins","tag-chiefs-featured","tag-chris-jones","tag-tyreek-hill"],"modified_by":"Josh Buckhalter","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2879"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148362"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148362\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/148363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}