It’s official. Showing all the trust in Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank and the contract process, All-Universe wide receiver Julio Jones will report to training camp as promised and will not hold out.
#Falcons WR Julio Jones said he was going to show up to camp on time, despite not having a long-term extension. And he has, in fact, arrived. It may be a little while for the contract though.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 21, 2019
News hasn’t been as promising for the Kansas City Chiefs as star defensive tackle Chris Jones, with one year left on his contract, has indicated he plans to hold out.
Julio Jones still has two years left on his deal with the Falcons and is due to make $9.6 million this season and $11.426 million next season, well below his market value.
Last season Julio Jones caught 113 passes for 1,677 yards (which led the league) and eight touchdowns. His 104.8 yards per game also led the entire NFL.
Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones hasn’t made a hold out official just yet, but the report is it’s “likely” to happen. Jones is entering the final year of his rookie contract and is due to make $1.19 million in 2019. Kansas City has no fifth-year option and Jones was a super star last season, recording 40 tackles, 35 of them solo, 19 for a loss, five passes defended, two forced fumbles, one interception, one defensive touchdown and 15.5 sacks.
Chris Jones wants a new contract and is unlikely to be there for the beginning of Chiefs training camp this week.
The justified perceptions of each side mean this probably won’t be solved soon. https://t.co/ULW9gvtJs9
— Sam Mellinger (@mellinger) July 21, 2019
CJ set a new NFL record by recording at least one sack in 11 consecutive games.
There’s no way the Chiefs will pull an Oakland Raiders here and let Chris Jones leave the zip code. If Jones does hold out past August 6, he will lose his unrestricted free agent status at the end of 2019, but would still be a restricted free agent. As someone who would probably get hit with the franchise tag anyway, it wouldn’t be a big difference.
Chris Jones likely wants to remain a Chief for at least the next five seasons, so there’s no reason to factor in the free agency possibilities as he makes his decision on whether or not to show up when training camp opens.
