Chiefs defensive deal with Chris Jones has revealed black cleats are forbidden within the Kansas Metropolis locker room – however he nonetheless has no concept why.
Jones, who’s at the moment in his ninth season at Arrowhead, opened up on the weird rule throughout an look on The Wealthy Eisen Present this week.
American sports activities commentator Eisen first requested the Kansas Metropolis veteran if he is ever needed to have harsh phrases with a teammate to deliver them again into line, earlier than he defined how youthful gamers usually want the low-down on some unwritten guidelines.
‘Now we have talks,’ Jones mentioned. ‘Often youthful guys making an attempt to determine the right way to do issues, principally simply displaying them the best way, displaying them the way it’s often accomplished right here… or a brand new man approaching the group and never understanding how this group operates.
‘Like, one thing so simple as we do not put on black cleats. It is easy, however this group has these little issues that we comply with by that typically gamers do not know.’
Chris Jones has revealed black cleats are forbidden within the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs locker room
The likes of Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce are compelled to abide by the unwritten rule
When requested by Eisen why they don’t seem to be allowed to put on black cleats, Jones laughed: ‘Pay attention, I do not know… I simply work right here! I do not make the principles.’
Jones’ teammate Patrick Mahomes joked earlier this season that black cleats may have value the Ravens a win over the Chiefs of their season-opener at Arrowhead Stadium.
Ravens tight finish Isaiah Seemingly had a last-second game-winning TD dominated out on video replay when his toe, in his black cleat, was seen overstepping the road for out of bounds.
‘It seemed good from my angle on the sideline. However then that first view you noticed, you possibly can see the cleat. He is obtained to put on white cleats subsequent time. That is my recommendation for him,’ Mahomes joked afterwards.
Alongside the likes of Mahomes and Travis Kelce, Jones has helped the Chiefs win three Tremendous Bowls since being chosen by the group with the thirty seventh general choose within the 2016 NFL Draft.
Two of these triumphs got here within the earlier two seasons, with Andy Reid’s males now concentrating on an unprecedented ‘three-peat’ within the 2024 marketing campaign.
Eisen then requested Jones if the three-peat is ever mentioned within the locker room, to which he replied: ‘No, by no means. It is simply up to now fetched man.
‘First you’ve got gotta get by the division and never solely the AFC West, you gotta get by the AFC. A lot adversity can come about.
However Jones admitted on The Wealthy Eisen Present that he has no concept why the rule is in place
‘So I believe extra so for us it is in regards to the smaller objectives. Profitable the AFC West, that is the very first thing we will do. If we win the AFC West we will put ourselves able to be within the playoffs.
‘Then we will take into consideration the AFC, after which we will take into consideration profitable the AFC Championship. For those who win that, then you possibly can take into consideration the three-peat.
‘However it’s simply up to now fetched and so distant man, so I believe you possibly can give attention to the smaller objectives and for those who’re capable of hit them then you definately’ll be the place you need to be.’
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