KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After the most embarrassing moment of the season, Chiefs player Chris Jones addressed the situation in which he didn’t give maximum effort during the Jaguars’ winning touchdown. In Monday’s game, with 30 seconds remaining and the Jaguars on the 1-yard line, trailing by four points, quarterback Trevor Lawrence stumbled but managed to get up and run into the end zone for the decisive touchdown. Jones, who led the Chiefs’ defensive line with 48 plays, watched the sequence from the center of the field and did not make a significant effort to chase and tackle Lawrence.
Jones assured that he will improve in the future and that such an incident “will not happen again”. He also clarified that he deactivated his X and Instagram accounts before Monday’s match, contrary to what many fans thought after the defeat.“It’s a teaching point for me, a little bit of adversity. I can’t think the play is over. It’s a learning lesson. I thought it was over. I thought we had him down, so I stopped and was about to celebrate. Then I realized he wasn’t down.”
Chris Jones
“I posted a Drake quote, ‘I’ll see you in the summer of 2026’,” Jones said. “I never run from constructive criticism. I’ve never been that guy. I’ve always addressed it head-on, really. There’s a lot you can take from criticism. It’s like fuel, like gasoline, for me personally.”
Chris JonesJones explained that the deactivation of his social media occurred days before the meeting. The Chiefs’ next challenge is another prime-time matchup, this time on Sunday night against the Detroit Lions. Jones is aware that he will need an elite performance for the Chiefs’ defense to stop the NFL’s highest-scoring offense, led by quarterback Jared Goff and running backs Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery.“I’ve been focused on the Lions since the [Monday] game,” Jones said. “You can’t hang your head about one play or one game. You learn from it, take notes, and move on.”
Chris Jones
