Chris Jones is holding out on his training camps with the Kansas City Chiefs as he awaits an extension to his $80 million contract which ends this year. However, amidst his holdout, he also warned his fans to not fall for a fake $10 million fundraiser that is fooling people on the internet by using his name.
Advertisement
Now that he is going to play his last season of his contract, the star defensive lineman is on a standoff with his team to strike an extension deal which he has not yet received. Taking advantage of his lurking contract situation, a fake GoFundMe fundraiser is fooling fans in the name of helping him “play football,” as the Chiefs remain stubborn in their stance.
A GoFundMe fundraiser has been making rounds on the internet which plans to raise $10 million for the star Chiefs DL. “I need $10 million more to play football,” mentions the fake fund. Jones is set to earn $19,500,000 in 2023 in base salary, as per Spotrac. For someone who is earning millions already, it doesn’t make sense why he would be needing monetary help from fans to play in the NFL.
Lol this is not me do not send no money to this https://t.co/cqA2xsFzpv
— Chris Jones (@StoneColdJones) August 18, 2023
Reacting to the fake fundraiser, Chris Jones immediately took to Twitter to warn fans not to donate any amount to it. “Lol this is not me do not send no money to this,” he wrote. However, by then it was too late since the fundraiser had already collected $43,726 from 1723 donations.
Reacting to this, Jones’ teammate Justin Reid wrote, “Whoever did this, dead wrong,” with three crying emojis. Another fan wrote, “brooo I just gave 20k.” While others joked that they got Chris Jones’ back.
Chris Jones’ Contract Situation With the Chiefs
The 29-year-old star DL is still awaiting an extension deal from the Chiefs. Everyone including Patrick Mahomes and the fans want the Chiefs to offer him a worthy deal because they know the kind of value he adds to the roster. Analysts believe that Jones is pushing for $30 million a year which is close to Aaron Donald’s AAV.
"The Chiefs have made a big offer to Chris Jones but obviously it's not big enough..
I don't know if he's shooting to be above Aaron Donald but I think that's the ballpark we're in"@RapSheet #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/1WoJJPXiUf
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) August 11, 2023
Jones in the process has missed out on his practice sessions with the Chiefs. This is setting him back $50,000 in fines per day. He now remains the only non-waivable player to be missing his practice session due to contract stalemate, since the Cowboys have already offered Zack Martin a deal. The question now remains, will Chris Jones strike his desired deal with the Chiefs or will Mahomes have to continue without the likes of Jones?
