Keeping up with the Joneses: Chiefs tie up Chris as Pats trade QB Mac to Jags
- Chris Jones agrees reported $95m deal with Kansas City
- New England trade former first-rounder Mac to Jaguars
The Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and defensive star Chris Jones have agreed to the framework of a five-year contract that includes $95m guaranteed and keeps the All-Pro defensive tackle off the free-agent market, sources told the Associated Press.
The money that is guaranteed is expected to come over the first three years with another two years that are not guaranteed. The deal makes Jones the highest-paid defensive tackle in NFL history.
Meanwhile, the New England Patriots look like they will move on from their former first-round pick at quarterback, Mac Jones. ESPN reports New England will trade him to his hometown team, the Jacksonville Jaguars, in return for a sixth-round pick when the new league year starts on Wednesday. New England have the third overall pick in this year's draft and will almost certainly take a quarterback, most likely LSU's Jayden Daniels or North Carolina's Drake Maye.
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