Patrick Mahomes $9,000,000 Adjustment Fails to Prevent Major Chiefs’ Setback as Contract Talks Take a Wrong Turn Amidst Mandatory Minicamp

No matter how prepared one may be, one can never account for everything. That’s the situation where Kansas City Chiefs find themselves to be. The Chiefs negotiated a slight delay in the bonuses with Patrick Mahomes. This was an attempt to attain a bigger salary cap for the current season. In a request where many might not comply, Mahomes agreed and complied with the franchises’ request to give them an advantage in the market.

This was not the first instance where a player has agreed to restructure their contract to help the team. Big-name players have always been the saviors of their teams. Sometimes it comes with their on-field performances, off-field, they help in charity, and sometimes by restructuring their contract. But it does not pay off every single time, as the Chiefs find out with their current conundrum.

Patrick Mahomes teammate sits out the minicamp

In NFL, the minicamp is the last offs-season activity which signals the nearing NFL preseason and eventual season. Kansas City Chiefs are currently hosting their minicamp at St. Joseph. Patrick Mahomes and teammates will notice with intrigue, with Chris Jones, the defensive tackle, missing at the minicamp.

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Chris Jones’ absence is magnified by the looming contract talks surrounding him. In a tweet by Adam Schefter, renowned NFL insider, he shares the absence of the DT for the Chiefs. The tweet sheds light on Jones’ absence and links it directly with contract talks between Jones and the Chiefs.

With Mahomes lowering his bonuses and restructuring to aid the Chiefs salary cap, the absence of Jones at the minicamp indicates it was pointless. Mahomes and fans will be hoping the Chiefs can wrap up Jones contract extension sooner rather than later. Otherwise, he will join another NFL star unhappy with his contract.

Chris Jones Not Alone in Holding Out from Mini Camp

The minicamp is often witnessed as the final step before the franchises march toward the preseason and the new NFL season. With players holding out of the minicamp, it infests instability in the camp. Jones and the contract talks with Chiefs will surely have some players questioning the position with the season this close. But he is not the only name to have held out of this year’s mandatory NFL minicamp.

Patriots Captain Lawrence Guy is in a tussle with his franchise as he remains absent from the team’s mandatory minicamp. With contract disputes remaining unresolved, Guy has missed the first two days of the camp. He is joined by Vikings Defensive End, Danielle Hunter as he abstains from participating in their minicamp.

Contract talks are almost always one of the most sensitive conversations between any two parties. Mahomes is one of the leading examples in cooperation and has helped out the Chiefs immensely with his pay cut. With Jones and other players holding out to resolve their contract situation, it could roll either way for both parties when it finally concludes.

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