Kansas City Chiefs Without Chris Jones?!?

Now more than ever . . . It doesn't look like this baller is coming back.

Precedent . . . Experts claimed the team would fall apart without Tyreek Hill but that didn't happen. Instead the former star running back made more podcast news than grid-iron achievements.

Now, here's another player who might be following the same pattern . . .

"Based on his latest tweet, however, Jones sounds more than prepared to remain away from the team, for potentially as long as Week 8, with the Chiefs’ Week 1 matchup against the Lions on Thursday night rapidly approaching."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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