Chiefs, Jones reach 5-year deal
Chris Jones has signed a five-year contract with the Chiefs, sources confirmed to The Kansas
City Star.
The deal includes a $95 million guarantee, making Jones the highest-paid defensive lineman in NFL history.
The deal keeps one of the game’s top defensive players in Kansas City. He was a key player in the Chiefs’ second straight Super Bowl victory, over the San Francisco 49ers last month.
A year ago, Jones looked to sign a longterm deal, but that didn’t come about. He signed a one-year deal with incentives and turned in another stellar season, totaling 101/2 sacks and making All-Pro for the second straight year and the Pro Bowl for a fifth consecutive season.
Jones, 29, selected in the second round of the 2016 NFL draft from Mississippi State, has 75.5 career sacks and has won three Super Bowl rings.
Eagles: Six-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle
Fletcher Cox, who spent his entire 12-year NFL career with the Philadelphia Eagles, announced his retirement Sunday over social media. “After much reflection, I have made the decision to retire from the game of football,” Cox, 33, wrote in a social media post. “I gave everything I had to this team and to this city. I don’t know what’s next for me, but I do know that I’m forever grateful for my time here in Philadelphia and with the Eagles organization. Go Birds!”
Patriots: New England will trade quarterback Mac Jones, a former first-round pick, to the Jacksonville Jaguars for a late-round draft pick. The deal calls for Jones, who is from Jacksonville, to head to the Jaguars for a sixth-round pick in April’s draft, according to an ESPN report. Trades are not official until the new league year starts Wednesday.
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MLB: The Seattle Mariners placed righthander Jackson Kowar on the 60-day injured list because of a right ulnar collateral ligament tear. Also Sunday, the Mariners signed veteran righthander Ryne Stanek toa one-year contract.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Zach Edey celebrated his Senior Day on Sunday with 25 points and 14 rebounds as No. 3 Purdue tuned up for the Big Ten tournament with a 78-70 win over visiting Wisconsin in the teams’ regular-season finale.