Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones struck a deal for a four-year, up to $ 85 million contract with the organization this week, but one of the caveats to finally achieve the $ 20 million per year he had been Seeking was not being rewarded with a signing bonus. This was reportedly due to salary cap reasons linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.
But the Chiefs made up for it, according to a report by NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo.
Reviewing Chris Jones’ new contract with the #Chiefs. Despite the fact that he didn’t receive a true signing bonus due to Covid reasons, Jones’ team and agents, Katz Bros, figured it out to be advanced $ 1.5 million from his base salary in the coming days.
– Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) July 17, 2020
Without a bonus, Jones is expected to earn in base salary what he would have earned under the franchise tag in 2020: about $ 16.1 million. The $ 1.5 million should be held until the game’s controls begin to pass.
…It’s not bad at all.
What would you do if $ 1.5 million reached your bank account this afternoon?
