Brett Veach prioritizing re-signing Chris Jones, L'Jarius Sneed

[RunKC]

What some of us have been wondering...

HENDERSON, Nev. -- Kansas City Chiefs general manager Brett Veach said he is aware of the challenge the organization faces in re-signing both defensive tackle Chris Jones and cornerback L'Jarius Sneed but said it would be an offseason priority to get both players under new contracts.

"Sometimes I look at our situation and I'm like, 'I don't know how we're going to do this,' but we usually work through things systematically and have a list of the priorities,'' Veach said as the Chiefs continued preparations for Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers. "Certainly, Chris and LJ are at the top of the list.

"It's extremely hard because you have two keystone players there.''

Jones, 29, has been one of the NFL's top pass-rushers for years. He had 10.5 sacks this season to tie for the team lead after missing training camp and the first regular-season game while holding out for a new contract.

He didn't get the extension he was looking for, but the Chiefs sweetened the final season of his existing contract.

"It was important for us to mend the fences with Chris because we love him and he's an iconic player here, not just here, but I mean of all time,'' Veach said. "That was important for us, and we'll continue to work hard and see if we can get something done, but it will be a priority for us.''

The Chiefs used Sneed, 27, this season to defend against the opponent's top receiver much of the time, and none had big games against him.

Jones and Sneed are key players for an improved Chiefs defense that allowed fewer points than all but one other team during the regular season and held the Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens to 41 total points in the playoffs.

The Chiefs had defenses that were at times competitive since Patrick Mahomes became their starting quarterback in 2018, but rarely were they consistently so. Veach and the Chiefs found the task of building a top defense difficult because the past few seasons they were carrying Mahomes' massive contract.

"I still remember in '17 and '18 just saying if we can just get them to punt just once we've got a shot,'' Veach said. "Now all of a sudden it's like all we've got to do is just score once and we're good.

"Going from where we were in '17 and '18 to having one of the best defenses, knowing the constraints we had of just paying [Mahomes] and probably drafting later [in rounds], I don't think I ever envisioned having a top one or two defense.''

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[Bowser]

Originally Posted by O.city

I'm pretty humble

A billion pesos don't go as far as you think it does

[TheGuardian]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

The dude that invented Dropbox was a poster here.

Made some post about this idea he'd developed once. 2 years later it was massive and a year after that he sold it (with a partner) for several billion dollars.

No earthly idea what his handle was but it was kinda wild.

I have more than a dozen friends that make more than I do. One guy just owns this shipping company (literally like a poor mans post office) and he does over 5 mil a year. And his buddy does like 15 mil a year doing some shit with magazine advertisements and spent like 450K on boat motors for his shit docked in the lake of the ozarks.

So I don't know why anyone makes a big deal over 2 mil a year.

[Bowser]

Originally Posted by In58men

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Interestingly enough, I feel the Cowboys could potentially make a push for Chris Jones. Jerruh thinks Dak and the offense can be good enough, so he wants a bone wrecking defense. Jones lined up next to Parsons? Haha, sheeeeiiiit.

[TheGuardian]

Originally Posted by Bowser

Interestingly enough, I feel the Cowboys could potentially make a push for Chris Jones. Jerruh thinks Dak and the offense can be good enough, so he wants a bone wrecking defense. Jones lined up next to Parsons? Haha, sheeeeiiiit.

so back to this...........

The talking heads FEEL like we're not gonna get this done.

The fact is, we're not in the SB without Jones. He undoubtedly had his greatest post season ever, and then singlehandedly pounced the Bungles last year.

He def still has 3 more all pro type seasons in him.

And then of course, how do we let Sneed walk? Can't even enjoy the SB for a hot minute because if we're gonna make another run, I feel like we DO need both of these players back.

[ThyKingdomCome15]

Originally Posted by Bowser

Interestingly enough, I feel the Cowboys could potentially make a push for Chris Jones. Jerruh thinks Dak and the offense can be good enough, so he wants a bone wrecking defense. Jones lined up next to Parsons? Haha, sheeeeiiiit.

I don't like this at all but let's enjoy the parade before we worry about it. These guys are out partying and spending time with family, as they should.

[TEX]

Originally Posted by TheGuardian

so back to this...........

The talking heads FEEL like we're not gonna get this done.

The fact is, we're not in the SB without Jones. He undoubtedly had his greatest post season ever, and then singlehandedly pounced the Bungles last year.

He def still has 3 more all pro type seasons in him.

And then of course, how do we let Sneed walk? Can't even enjoy the SB for a hot minute because if we're gonna make another run, I feel like we DO need both of these players back.

Enjoy the SB victory! Dont get emotionally invested in the CJ saga. Whatever is going to happen, will happen regardless. That's my strategy this go around. I'm DONE with it.

[MAHOMO 4 LIFE!]

Veach will get Sneed and Jones both signed, you can mark that down right here

[Gary Cooper]

When you draft well, these are the First World problems you have.

They've amassed a defensive roster full of underpaid stars on rookie contracts. You can't keep everyone.

One of the first decisions is whether they're willing to spend on a WR in free agency, or take their chances in the draft of finding a contributor right away. With Rice's play improving throughout the season and playoffs, I'm assuming they do the latter. That will allow them to spend more on Jones/Sneed.

Then there's also LT. Do they draft a LT or take a gamble with a mediocre free agent LT? Or move Taylor to LT?

[MahomesMagic]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

The dude that invented Dropbox was a poster here.

Made some post about this idea he'd developed once. 2 years later it was massive and a year after that he sold it (with a partner) for several billion dollars.

No earthly idea what his handle was but it was kinda wild.

Thank you for reminding me that I have been paying this guy 12-15 bucks a month for the last 2 years and I forgot about it.

I needed dropbox for some client one time and forgot to cancel.

[-King-]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Close but not quite:





So evidently he was chiefsfan58

Profile says he's been here today! (as any good Chiefs fan would be, of course)

So again, chill out boys. Whatever race you think you're running, this dude's lapped you several times by now.

What a generic username for a future billionaire. Pretty cool though. I wonder if he ever still visits under a different username or as a guest.

[Titty Meat]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

The board had a no-shit (confirmed at one point) Billionaire on it.

Life's weird.

Dane McCloud?

[Jet Chip Wasp]

I'd rather keep Chris Jones, without him defense loses a lot.

[ROYC75]

What would the Franchise tag cost us on Sneed?

[Chief Pagan]

Originally Posted by In58men

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19M

[mnchiefsguy]

Originally Posted by ROYC75

What would the Franchise tag cost us on Sneed?

I believe the franchise tag for cornerbacks is $17 million.

In Veach I trust. I think he is going to do all he can to get it done, but at the end of the day, it is gonna be up to Jones whether he takes the deal or not. I would feel better about it if Jones would replace those idiots who are his agents.