HENDERSON, Nev. -- Chandler Jones has seen this script before.
In fact, he starred in the movie.
It was in 2016, the season opener, and, as the schedule-making gods would have it, Jones would play his first home game for his new team (the Arizona Cardinals) against his old team (the New England Patriots).
Jones announced his presence with authority. He sacked Jimmy Garoppolo, who was starting in place of Tom Brady, who was serving a suspension for his role in the Deflategate scandal. He hit Garoppolo another time, racked up five tackles and recovered a Garoppolo fumble on a strip-sack by Markus Golden.