

The following week, he recorded his first tackle and finished with two solo tackles in a 19–12 loss to the Houston Texans.
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Jones made his professional regular season debut in the Kansas City Chiefs' season-opening 33–27 victory over the San Diego Chargers. Jones was named the backup left defensive end, behind Jaye Howard, to begin the regular season. He entered training camp competing with Jaye Howard, Allen Bailey, Nick Williams, and Jimmy Staten to be the starting defensive end. On May 8, 2016, the Chiefs signed Jones to a four-year, $6.23 million contract with $3.44 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $2.73 million. Jones was the fifth defensive tackle drafted in 2016. The Kansas City Chiefs drafted Jones in the second round with the 37th overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft.
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He attended Mississippi State's Pro Day, but decided he was satisfied with his combine performance and only performed positional drills.

While running the 40-yard dash, Jones had a wardrobe malfunction that exposed his genitalia before falling to the ground to fix the issue. Jones was invited to the NFL Combine and completed the entire workout and all the positional drills. He was ranked the eighth-best defensive tackle and the 48th-best prospect by. Statistics SeasonĬoming out of college, Jones was projected by analysts and scouts to be drafted in the second round. Following the conclusion of his junior year, Jones made the decision to forgo his senior year and enter the 2016 NFL Draft. As a junior, he started all 13 games, recording 44 tackles and 2.5 sacks. As a sophomore, he appeared in all 13 games and had 26 tackles and three sacks. Jones appeared in all 13 games and made three starts as a true freshman at Mississippi State in 2013. He committed to Mississippi State University to play college football. Jones was considered a five-star recruit and was ranked among the top players in his class. Jones attended Houston High School in Houston, Mississippi, where he played high school football for the Hilltoppers. He played college football at Mississippi State, and was drafted by the Chiefs in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft. Most consecutive games with a sack: 11 Ĭhristopher Deshun Jones (born July 3, 1994) is an American football defensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL).

Jones with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2017
