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Yahoo
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Chris Jones: Losing the Super Bowl the way we did provides motivation this year
Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones says there's a bitter taste in his mouth, and his teammates' mouths, after getting blown out by the Eagles in the Super Bowl. Jones said he and many others in the Chiefs facility look back on their 40-22 loss to the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX as a reminder that they have a lot of work to do to reach their ultimate goal. Advertisement "I think you can use a lot of things as motivation, especially this past season," Jones said. "The biggest motivation is making it to the big game and losing — not only losing, but losing the way we did. A lot of people in the building think we could have done better. We think we're better, and we're focused on getting back to the mountaintop now." The Chiefs have had an extraordinary run of success over the last seven years, making it to the AFC Championship Game every year, making it to the Super Bowl five times and winning three of those Super Bowls. With that kind of success, nothing other than a championship feels acceptable, and Jones and his teammates aren't satisfied with how last season ended.
NBC Sports
a day ago
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- NBC Sports
Chris Jones: Losing the Super Bowl the way we did provides motivation this year
Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones says there's a bitter taste in his mouth, and his teammates' mouths, after getting blown out by the Eagles in the Super Bowl. Jones said he and many others in the Chiefs facility look back on their 40-22 loss to the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX as a reminder that they have a lot of work to do to reach their ultimate goal. 'I think you can use a lot of things as motivation, especially this past season,' Jones said. 'The biggest motivation is making it to the big game and losing — not only losing, but losing the way we did. A lot of people in the building think we could have done better. We think we're better, and we're focused on getting back to the mountaintop now.' The Chiefs have had an extraordinary run of success over the last seven years, making it to the AFC Championship Game every year, making it to the Super Bowl five times and winning three of those Super Bowls. With that kind of success, nothing other than a championship feels acceptable, and Jones and his teammates aren't satisfied with how last season ended.
USA Today
2 days ago
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- USA Today
Chiefs DT Chris Jones will use Super Bowl loss as motivation: 'We could have done better'
During his press conference on Tuesday, Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones discussed his motivations for the 2025 season. "We got a lot of new guys coming in, especially dealing with a loss in the Super Bowl. So you know, I wanted to get right back in it," said Jones. "I mean, you use a lot of things as a motivation, especially this past season, but you know, the biggest motivation, making it to the big game, losing, and not only losing, losing the way we did. I think a lot of people in the building feel like we could have done better. We feel like we're better. And, you know, getting back to the mountain top." Jones had been present throughout the voluntary offseason workouts. The veterans are focused early on making amends for the Super Bowl LIX disappointment. During the 2024 season, Jones earned his third consecutive first-team All-Pro selection and sixth straight Pro Bowl invitation. He finished the 2024 regular season with five sacks and 37 tackles in 15 games.
Forbes
2 days ago
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- Forbes
Chiefs All-Pro Chris Jones Readies For 10th NFL Season
Kansas City Chiefs defensive linemen Jerry Tillery (99) and Chris Jones (95) participate in ... More organized team activities on June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley) In the home office of Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones, he has the helmets from the Super Bowls he won on one shelf and helmets from the Super Bowls he lost on another. Though he unfortunately has to make room for one more helmet from a Super Bowl loss, Super Bowl LIV has provided motivation. 'Especially dealing with a loss in the Super Bowl, I wanted to get right back at it,' Jones said after Tuesday's minicamp practice. 'Not only losing but losing the way we did … A lot of people in the building feel like we could've done better. We feel like we're better.' In that 40-22 drubbing at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles, few Chiefs — outside of Xavier Worthy — played well, and that includes Jones. The three-time All-Pro did not record a sack, tackle or assist. Regardless, the six-time Pro Bowler remains one of the best defensive linemen in the game. While lining up mostly on the interior but also at end, he has 80.5 career sacks. 'Chris Jones rushing the passer is really something to behold,' said new Chiefs defensive tackle Jerry Tillery. 'He's gifted physically.' The Chiefs signed Tillery, a first-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft who has played with Los Angeles Chargers and Las Vegas Raiders and is trying to get Jones to join him on the golf course, to a one-year, $1.8 million contract. In addition to Tillery, the Chiefs emphasized bolstering the defensive line in the draft, spending two of their first three picks on defensive linemen Omarr Norman-Lott and Ashton Gillotte, respectively. 'We've got a lot of new guys coming in,' Jones said. 'It's fun.' That not only has Jones enthusiastic for the season, but he also wanted to set an example for his younger linemates at minicamp. But it's not like Jones, who will turn 31 next month and is entering his 10th NFL season and seventh in defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo's scheme, needs the extra reps to learn the defensive system. 'He knows the game, this defense, like the back of his hand,' Tillery said. 'And that allows you to play freer and have your best stuff everyday.' Jones sat out the offseason two years ago as he sought a new deal. There were concerns that Trey Smith — on whom the Chiefs have placed the franchise tag but not reached a long-term contract — would boycott offseason practices as well. But the right guard, who turned 26 on Monday, attended minicamp. 'It's good that Trey didn't take my approach,' Jones said, laughing. 'I did things a little different.' After their second consecutive Super Bowl title, though, the Chiefs ended up rewarding Jones with a five-year, $158.75 million contract, including $95 million in guarantees. That total value and $31.75 million average annual value both rank first among interior defensive linemen. The contract goes through 2028 and likely means Jones can retire as a Chief and remain the defense's linchpin. 'I'm blessed to be working with him everyday,' Tillery said. 'I'm looking forward to doing that.'
Al Arabiya
3 days ago
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- Al Arabiya
Tight End Travis Kelce, Franchised Guard Trey Smith Attend Chiefs Minicamp
Four-time All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce and Pro Bowl right guard Trey Smith, who skipped voluntary workouts after receiving the franchise tag, were present for the start of the Kansas City Chiefs' mandatory three-day minicamp Tuesday. Kelce also was absent for the voluntary workouts that had been open to reporters in recent weeks. Smith is hoping to land a long-term contract with the Chiefs, who chose him in the sixth round of the 2021 draft when his stock had plummeted amid health concerns. He has far outplayed that draft positioning, though, and that is why the Chiefs gave him the franchise tag – essentially a $23.4 million guaranteed salary for the upcoming season. Smith and the Chiefs have until mid-July to work out a new contract; otherwise, he will play the season on the one-year deal. Smith was not made available to reporters Tuesday, but the fact that he reported to the mandatory minicamp – rather than risk a potential fine – was noteworthy. Two years ago, defensive tackle Chris Jones held out all summer and into the start of the regular season before eventually agreeing to a contract with Kansas City. 'It's good (Smith) didn't take my approach,' Jones quipped. 'He shouldn't take advice from me.' While the Chiefs worked through several lineups during the roughly 90-minute session, Smith's decision to report did give them an opportunity to see what their revamped offensive line could look like this upcoming season. After they struggled to protect Patrick Mahomes for most of last season, and especially during a lopsided Super Bowl loss to the Eagles, the Chiefs began the makeover by trading two-time All-Pro left guard Joe Thuney to the Bears for a draft pick in March. The Chiefs proceeded to draft Josh Simmons, an offensive tackle from Ohio State, with the final pick in the first round. Simmons was widely considered the top tackle available, but he was coming off a knee injury that caused him to slip to the 32nd overall pick. The Chiefs were confident in their medical workup on him, though, and that gamble appears to be paying off: He was on the field and moving around well during the start of the minicamp. 'Just trying to be available as I can right now,' he said. It's unclear whether Simmons will be a full participant when training camp begins in late July, but things appear to be trending in that direction. And that raises hopes around Kansas City that Mahomes will finally have a capable blind-side protector. 'I wanted to be able to throw the pads on ASAP,' Simmons said. 'Whatever the staff allows me to do, I'm definitely going to do.' Meanwhile, the Chiefs are hopeful that second-year pro Kingsley Suamataia can continue his transition from tackle to guard and take Thuney's place alongside Simmons on the left side of the line. And when they are joined by All-Pro center Creed Humphrey, Smith at right guard, and veteran Jawaan Taylor at right tackle, the Chiefs could have their best offensive line in years.
