Chandler Jones Fantasy

Arizona Cardinals general manager Steve Keim said that the team has no intentions of releasing edge rusher Chandler Jones (biceps) in a cost-cutting move with the 2021 salary cap expected to drop. The 31-year-old has a $20.8 million salary cap hit this year in the final year of his deal. If anything, the Cardinals seem more inclined to work out a contract extension with the outside linebacker, who has been among the league's top sack producers since joining the league in 2012. Jones missed the final 11 games last season due to a torn biceps. He had 10 tackles and just one sack through the first five games of 2020 before his injury, but Jones could easily bounce back in the desert in 2021 as a top IDP linebacker if he remains in Arizona.

Feb. 19th • 3:40 PM

Arizona Cardinals linebacker Chandler Jones (biceps) is undergoing biceps surgery and will miss the rest of the season, according to head coach Kliff Kingsbury. Jones suffered the injury in the Week 5 win over the Jets and played just 27 snaps before getting hurt. Kingsbury thinks the recovery period is three to four months for Jones, which should put him back in time for the start of next season, the final year of his contract. Arizona's pass rush wasn't nearly as effective after Jones' injury last week, and the team's highest-paid player is coming off a 2019 season in which he had 19 sacks and a league-high eight forced fumbles. Jones had one sack and 11 tackles in five weeks in 2020. Even without Jones, the Cardinals Defense is in streaming consideration in Week 6 against a Cowboys team that just lost quarterback Dak Prescott (ankle) for the season.

Oct. 14th • 11:14 AM

Arizona Cardinals All-Pro linebacker Chandler Jones has more sacks and forced fumbles than any defender since he entered the league in 2012, and his 96 sacks through eight seasons are four more than Bruce Smith, the all-time sacks leader, at the same point in his career. Jones was one of two players in NFL history in 2019 to have 19-plus sacks and eight-plus forced fumbles in a single season. He's been really good, but he wants to work on improving against the run, his eye placement and his hand work. Jones plans to spend more practice time with the defensive line so that he can get more comfortable playing between the tackles. The two-time All-Pro and member of the league's 2010s All-Decade team can certainly get to the QB, but he'll need to improve his tackling numbers in order to justify his high price in IDP leagues.

May. 28th • 2:32 PM