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Originally Posted by tredadda
Anyone who thinks that Jones shouldn’t stand firm on his demands is foolish. He has every right to expect to be one of the highest paid players in the league at his position. He has earned that through his play. He also played like a beast on his old contract and after his 15.5 sack season the team rewarded him with the franchise tag. Instead of holding out he signed it and was a consummate professional last year. Now the team wants to franchise him again and he is saying no. Would he be set for life if he made $19 million a year versus $20-$21 million? Sure but he has every right to demand that he be paid what he’s worth and if KC is unwilling/unable to do that then they should trade him to a team that is.
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He didn’t get the franchise tag last year. He just wanted a deal better than his rookie one a year early. This is the first franchise tag they have used on him.