Ever since defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo was hired by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2019 offseason, there have been bits of speculation about how defensive tackle Chris Jones could possibly play along the edge more.
As Jones held out of the 2019 offseason looking for a contract extension, videos surfaced of him training as an edge defender. Eventually, he showed up to training camp and continued at defensive tackle — but he did test out his defensive end skills for a lot of one game: Week 9 against the Minnesota Vikings.
In 2020, a pandemic-affected offseason disallowed coaches to teach players in-person — likely preventing the staff from trying new, unique things for the defense, such as positional flexibility.