KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Chris Jones’ absence loomed every day at training camp even as the Kansas City Chiefs looked at several possible candidates to take the place of their star pass-rusher.
Trying to build a pass rush without Jones, their leader in sacks in each of the last six seasons, proved difficult. The task was made even harder when Charles Omenihu received news he would be suspended for the first six games by the NFL for violating the league’s personal conduct policy, meaning the Chiefs will be without their biggest defensive free agent acquisition for the first third of the season.