On Saturday afternoon, the Chiefs announced that defensive tackle Chris Jones would travel on his own to Atlanta for Sunday’s game against the Falcons. On Saturday night, the Chiefs announced that Jones had arrived.
“Chris Jones has rejoined the team in Atlanta,” the team said. “He will play tomorrow.”
The situation was not injury related; the team attributed it to a personal matter.
It’s generally unusual for players to travel on their own to road games. This weekend particularly, individual travel became even more complicated, given the aftermath of Friday’s nationwide ground stop.
Regardless, Jones got to where he needed to be, and he’ll be playing for the 6-2 Chiefs as they try to match the Broncos, who are on a bye, at 7-2 atop the AFC West.
