Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones has rejoined his staff after agreeing to the phrases of an incentive-heavy, one-year contract to interchange the yr he had left on his remaining deal.

“I’m super pleased with how it turned out,” Jones stated Wednesday shortly earlier than a Chiefs observe. “I’m back in the building. I’m excited to be back, thankful for the organization. They [were] able to boost my salary up to make up for the fines and everything. I’m super grateful for that.”

Jones sat out of Thursday’s season opener towards the Detroit Lions as a part of his holdout attributable to a contract dispute. But Jones seems to have taken a while replicate on how he approached the holdout, saying if the state of affairs got here up sooner or later he would in all probability do issues in a different way.

“When you have a lot of new guys, it’s kind of tough to be away, especially in the defensive line room,” stated Jones, who was again at observe two days after agreeing to a reworked one-year deal that would quantity to a elevate if sure incentives are hit.

“These are the decisions you have to live with,” he continued. “I would change it, but I’m grateful for how it turned out.”

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While Jones stopped in need of providing specifics, he seems keen to assist the Chiefs get again on the successful observe this weekend.

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Chiefs coach Andy Reid stated Jones will possible be on the sphere for some snaps throughout Sunday’s recreation towards the Jacksonville Jaguars.

“He’s an important part of it, and you know, I’m glad he’s back. We’ll just see where he’s at physically as we go,” Reid stated. “He normally keeps himself in pretty good shape. We’ll see how he does out there.”

Being in a Chiefs uniform can be far totally different from Jones’ expertise on Thursday evening when he was sitting in a set and watching his teammates rejoice their newest Super Bowl victory. Jones stated he spent a lot of the sport “biting my nails” and feeling like the opposite followers jammed into Arrowhead Stadium.

“It all felt crazy,” Jones stated. “First time I ever sat in my suite. I see what I pay so much money for. Food was amazing. But it was a different viewpoint. I could see from a fan’s viewpoint how stressful it is.”

As contract negotiations dragged on, Jones racked up tens of millions in fines for lacking obligatory minicamp, coaching camp and the preseason. He additionally forfeited his Week 1 recreation verify.

Jones stated his reworked contract permits him to recoup the fines, but he didn’t talk about the main points of it. He additionally stated that he wouldn’t proceed negotiations through the season but was open to revisiting them as soon as it’s full.

“I don’t want to go back and forth during the season,” Jones stated. “My focus right now is being the best me I can be for this team; being the best player on this defense, the best player in the league. Anything less than that is a disappointment to myself.”

Jones additionally stated he wasn’t essentially attempting to change into the league’s highest-paid defensive sort out. That honor at present belongs to Los Angeles Rams star Aaron Donald.

“Not at all,” he stated. “Is it important to be the best at my position? Absolutely.” Jones is coming off a career-high 15.5-sack season.

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Two-time NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes expressed pleasure about having Jones again within the locker room.

“Happy to have him. Chris is not only a great player but a great person in the locker room,” Mahomes stated. “Always has a smile on his face. Like I said early in training camp, whenever he gets back here, we’re going to welcome him with open arms, and now we’re going to try to get out there and get a win.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.