The difference with Hill is that they rightly figured they could have success with a different makeup and Kelce has always been the chains mover.
Jones is the 2nd most important player on the team and the defense struggles when he is not on the field. That said he is pricing himself out of town possibly. If so it would be ideal if they could trade him now as the contract extension that’s possibly coming anyway will probably not age well but there is no way to replicate his production this coming season….tag and trade next offseason is not a bad idea. He’s not sitting out the season, too much $ to leave on the table. Agreeing not to tag isn’t happening.
Regardless I don’t blame them for paying him if that’s how it goes.
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