All through the NFL, remaining free agent large receivers have been flying off the board over the previous week. The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs might quickly be getting in on the frenzy.
Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, veteran wideout Zay Jones will likely be visiting the staff on Thursday.
Former Jaguars WR Zay Jones is scheduled to go to Thursday with the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, per league sources.
After Jacksonville launched him final week, Jones has visited the Titans, Cardinals and Cowboys – with the Chiefs on deck. pic.twitter.com/thxVqQOvL8
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) Could 9, 2024
Jones entered the league with the Buffalo Payments as a second-round draft choice out of East Carolina in 2017. He has additionally performed for the Las Vegas Raiders and most just lately the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jaguars launched the veteran on April 30.
Since his launch, Jones has been well-traveled. He has reportedly visited the Tennessee Titans (who’ve since added veteran slot receiver Tyler Boyd), the Arizona Cardinals, and the Dallas Cowboys. His father — former linebacker Robert Jones — was a part of three Tremendous Bowl champion groups in Dallas.
Whereas the Chiefs appeared to fortify their large receiver room final month by buying and selling as much as the twenty eighth choose to pick out Xavier Worthy out of the College of Texas, second 12 months receiver Rashee Rice’s authorized troubles proceed to loom over the offseason.
The 6-foot-2 Jones would provide a much bigger large receiver presence to cowl for Rice’s anticipated suspension. Spending the final two years enjoying for Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson — a protégé and former offensive coordinator underneath Chiefs head coach Andy Reid — would additionally permit a fast transition into Kansas Metropolis’s offense.
For his profession, Jones has totaled 287 receptions for 3028 yards and 18 touchdowns.