{"id":109556,"date":"2025-10-10T09:39:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T09:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=109556"},"modified":"2025-10-10T09:39:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T09:39:32","slug":"chris-jones-clears-the-air-chiefs-dt-chris-jones-fires-back-at-critics-after-week-5s-loss-to-the-jaguars-insisting-they-understand-i-didnt-quit-as-he-owns-up-to-his","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=109556","title":{"rendered":"CHRIS JONES CLEARS THE AIR Chiefs DT Chris Jones fires back at critics after Week 5\u2019s loss to the Jaguars insisting \u201cThey understand I didn\u2019t quit\u201d as he owns up to his costly mistake and vows redemption..ll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent.fdad1-1.fna.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/558765650_1151742420382478_7499459614166842816_n.jpg?stp=cp6_dst-jpg_s720x720_tt6&amp;_nc_cat=104&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=127cfc&amp;_nc_ohc=_k2DKmvjRpcQ7kNvwEyzvw6&amp;_nc_oc=AdlNOQi6WYY4ytPv6_UaAHRufzH8EswQKL3A8K7w9oo0jVMNGtDu3HvmjJkQpVopmOk&amp;_nc_zt=23&amp;_nc_ht=scontent.fdad1-1.fna&amp;_nc_gid=gtvKoGrZwSH26DMetxV1BQ&amp;oh=00_AffNhznxiJUfFN_zJ3E9NpPNFVXFLpab1w8is-NRutPITg&amp;oe=68EEB0BB\" alt=\"May be an image of 5 people, people playing football and text\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>\u00a0DT Chris Jones sought to set the record straight on his part, or lack thereof,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs-news\/chiefs-chris-jones-under-fire-poor-effort-jaguars-trevor-lawrences-touchdown-aqib-talib-aaron-donald-would-never\/\">in Jacksonville Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence\u2019s game-winning touchdown run<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Lawrence got stepped on by a teammate, fell down to the ground, and had time to get into the end zone for a touchdown. After aborting his pass rush, Jones watched it all happen as an observer. It was as if he\u2019d heard the whistle called or simply didn\u2019t care that there was a football play happening before him.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chiefs DT Chris Jones with the all-out effort to stop the TD<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vByAe0nhoP\">pic.twitter.com\/vByAe0nhoP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Underdog NFL (@UnderdogNFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UnderdogNFL\/status\/1975403930466001077?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Jones has been the subject of non-stop criticism from that point onward, but the 10-year NFL veteran isn\u2019t brushing it off. He\u2019s taking it as an opportunity to learn from and improve.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">\u201cIt\u2019s a teaching point for me, a little adversity,\u201d Jones said. \u201cI can\u2019t think the play is over, you know what I mean? And it\u2019s a learning lesson. I thought it was over, thought we had him now, so I kind of thought I was about to celebrate, and then realized that he wasn\u2019t down. And, you know, the teaching lesson for me is, don\u2019t stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked whether he addressed the play with his teammates watching the tape after the loss, Jones indicated that everyone is on the same page.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">\u201cNo, I think they understand that I thought the play was over with, and they understand I didn\u2019t quit,\u201d Jones said. \u201cIt was just one of those instances where I thought he was down, then I thought we was about to get him down again, and, \u2018Oh, my God, he\u2019s not down.\u2019 So they understand, they understand that it won\u2019t happen again.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"chiefs-dt-chris-jones-vows-to-be-better-after-costly-mistake-on-jags-qb-trevor-lawrence-s-touchdown-run\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-m-font-size\">Chiefs DT Chris Jones vows to be better after costly mistake on Jags QB Trevor Lawrence\u2019s touchdown run<\/h2>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">So, where does Jones go from here? He\u2019s grading himself rather harshly because he knows he missed an opportunity to impact the game in what was a defining play. He knows that by not finishing that play, he didn\u2019t do his job to the best of his abilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, me, personally, I kind of grade myself differently than how everybody else grades me,\u201d Jones said. \u201cSo for me, it was tough, because it\u2019s like, I had the opportunity and I just thought he was down. And, you know, it\u2019s my job not to think. It\u2019s my job to finish, and you know, I\u2019ll be better at it.\u201dJones knew his responsibility on the play, which was to create space for the linebacker to get through the A-gap. However, you can see that Jones kind of gets washed out of the play and is replaced by the linebacker. No matter, he still needed to keep playing through the whistle and finish the play.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was the three technique,\u201d Jones said. \u201cI think I tightened down, and the linebacker was coming through the A-gap. So, my job was to play the three-technique like I was doing, but on that, I got to finish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jones is averaging 82.2% of the total defensive snaps through the first five games of the 2025 NFL season. He\u2019s on the field far too often to let a play like that become the norm, so it\u2019s no surprise that he\u2019s vowing to improve and be better.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t think or assume that he\u2019s down,\u201d Jones concluded. \u201cI got to finish. I\u2019ll be better.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0DT Chris Jones sought to set the record straight on his part, or lack thereof,\u00a0in Jacksonville Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence\u2019s game-winning touchdown run. 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