Every year, NFL stars skip mandatory team practices for a litany of reasons. Most times, it's a contract negotiation tactic. Other times, it's because of a trade request. Sometimes it's both.
Regardless of the reason, players who miss mandatory offseason programs are subject to fines unless a team designates it as an excused absence. The other exception is for players who haven't signed their franchise tag and who are technically not on the team.
Fines for missing minicamp are $16,459 for the first day, $31,920 for the second day and $49,374 for the third and any day thereafter, according toFresh off his second Super Bowl ring, Jones reportedly did not attend the first day of the Chiefs' mandatory minicamp on Tuesday, according toJones is in the final year of the four-year, $80 million contract he signed in 2020 and has a $19.5 million base salary in 2023 with a $28.
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