The Chiefs’ efforts to get a new deal worked out with Chris Jones appear to have yielded progress. An extension for the All-Pro defensive tackle may be on the horizon, Adam La Rose of Pro Football Rumors reports.

During a Tuesday SportsCenter appearance, ESPN’s Jeff Darlington reported that Kansas City remains optimistic with respect to finalizing a Chiefs extension (h/t Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk). Jones’ current contract has one year remaining on it, with a scheduled cap hit of $28.3MM. Working out another multi-year pact has been on the Chiefs’ radar since before the new league year began in March.

The 29-year-old skipped out on the Chiefs’ minicamp with contract talks ongoing. Jones’ intention is to place himself second in the pecking order at the D-tackle spot, behind only Aaron Donald‘s $31.6MM AAV. Accomplishing that feat would require leapfrogging a number of interior defenders who have landed massive extensions of their own in recent months. Chiefs GM Brett Veach has struck an optimistic tone regarding the chances of a Jones agreement being worked out at some point this summer.

More specifically, training camp has been named as a logical deadline for negotiations to produce an agreement. Darlington’s report, to no surprise, states that a deal prior to the beginning of camp is “likely.” Kansas City would be well-suited to get a Jones deal on the books not only to ensure cost certainty for future seasons, but also because of the immediate cap benefits it would yield.

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