KANSAS CITY, Mo. — All-Pro defensive tackle Chris Jones returned to the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday after reaching an agreement with the team.
The details of that reworked one-year deal became public Tuesday.
NFL Network reporter Ian Rapoport said the one-year deal was worth up to $25 million, keeping in place the $19.5-million base salary and adding several million more in possible incentives.
Details: #Chiefs All-Pro Chris Jones will sign a 1-year deal worth up to $25M, sources say. The base of $19.5M remains the same, but he has the chance to make up the fines (and more) with his incentives package. He'll be a free agent after the season, but KC also has the tag. https://t.co/jB48sQFTNW
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 12, 2023
Rapoport said that with Jones' incentives package, the door is open for the four-time Pro Bowler to more than make up for the fines he racked up by sitting out the entire offseason as well as the team's home-opening loss against the Lions — a sum north of $3 million.
Jones, who was entering the last year of the four-year deal worth $80 million that he signed in 2020, had sought a new long-term deal that would make him the second-highest paid interior defensive linemen in the NFL.
If he hits all of the incentives, he would reach that goal.
Albert Breer, a senior NFL reporter for the Monday Morning Quarterback, reported Tuesday that Jones is in line to receive $1 million if he plays 35% of the Chiefs' snaps and another $1 million if he reaches 50%.
Full detail on Chiefs DT Chris Jones' 1-year deal ...
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) September 12, 2023
• Base: $19.5M (minus $1.08M Week 1 game check).
• $1M for 35% playtime.
• $1M for 50% platime.
• $1.25M for 10 sacks.
• $500K for 15 sacks.
• $1M for first-team All-Pro AND SB appearance.
• $2M for DPOY AND SB title.
He $1.25 million if he hits 10 sacks and another $500,000 if he reaches 15 sacks.
If Jones repeats as a first-team All-Pro and Kansas City returns to the Super Bowl, he'll receive $1 million.
If Jones wins NFL Defensive Player of the Year and the Chiefs repeat as Super Bowl champions, he gets $2 million.
Since no new years were adding to the reworked deal, Jones, 29, is set to become a free agent after the 2023 season, though the Chiefs could use the franchise tag.
Over the Cap currently projects a 2024 franchise tag for a defensive tackle to be nearly $21 million.
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