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Problem with going FA is that those guys will want what Jones gets, or close to it whether warranted or not, and they'll just say, "It's the price of doing business." Some of those guys are likely delusional enough to think they deserve more than Chris Jones. You're not going to replace Chris Jones' production unless it's in the draft. Chris Jones knows the system, he knows the team, he's been KC all his time here, so between FA or giving Jones a bit more, I say pay Chris Jones, or go into the draft and hope you can position yourself to get his replacement. Technically you got Jones at the top of the second round, so you could catch lightning in a bottle twice, but unlikely to be the same and at worse it would come back at you pretty hard. I would say pay him, then draft his eventual replacement to learn from him with your 1st round pick, or an edge/CB if one of those is there you like. At worst you have a bust, but at best you have a mean DLine rotation.
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