{"id":18980,"date":"2025-01-19T02:26:49","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T02:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=18980"},"modified":"2025-01-19T02:26:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T02:26:49","slug":"fans-all-say-the-same-thing-as-chiefs-star-chris-jones-weeps-at-national-anthem-before-texans-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=18980","title":{"rendered":"Fans all say the same thing as Chiefs star Chris Jones weeps at national anthem before Texans game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\"><a id=\"mol-a8fac040-d5e4-11ef-af02-b3e09b9de688\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/kansas\/index.html\" target=\"_self\">Kansas<\/a><\/span>\u00a0City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones wept at the rendition of the national anthem before his team played the\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\"><a id=\"mol-a9060ae0-d5e4-11ef-af02-b3e09b9de688\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/houston-texans\/index.html\" target=\"_self\">Houston Texans<\/a><\/span>\u00a0in the playoffs &#8211; and fans were certain it was a good omen for the\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\"><a id=\"mol-a9139f70-d5e4-11ef-af02-b3e09b9de688\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/super_bowl\/index.html\" target=\"_self\">Super Bowl<\/a><\/span>\u00a0winners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Cameras cut to Jones, one the key men for the Chiefs who is back in the team after a calf issue, with tears running down his face at Arrowhead Stadium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Jones also cried during the national anthem when the Chiefs won the Super Bowl in\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\"><a id=\"mol-a8fae750-d5e4-11ef-af02-b3e09b9de688\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/las-vegas\/index.html\" target=\"_self\">Las Vegas<\/a><\/span>\u00a0last year against\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\"><a id=\"mol-a90854d0-d5e4-11ef-af02-b3e09b9de688\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/san-francisco-49ers\/index.html\" target=\"_self\">San Francisco 49ers<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">And the members of Chiefs Kingdom watching on from home thought that Jones&#8217; tears were a good sign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Chris Jones crying again. Chiefs by 50,&#8217; one fan wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Another said: &#8216;Chris Jones shedding tears during the national anthem again you know what that means.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-45424b065768e5b9\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/01\/18\/21\/94249075-14300541-image-a-9_1737237356399.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Jones was in tears at the national anthem before Kansas City Chiefs vs Houston Texans\" width=\"634\" height=\"355\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"imageCount-2Mnr9\"><span class=\"plusSign-1IpQy\">+<\/span>2<\/div>\n<div class=\"viewGalleryText-2XMcO\">View gallery<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Chris Jones was in tears at the national anthem before Kansas City Chiefs vs Houston Texans<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">And the home of the\u2026.Chiefs! Chris Jones sheds a tear during the anthem. Home team pumped at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ChiefsKingdom?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ChiefsKingdom<\/a> But can <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HTownMade?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HTownMade<\/a> spring a shock? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WtOYtWQUl2\">pic.twitter.com\/WtOYtWQUl2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Irish NFL Show (@IreNFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IreNFL\/status\/1880730759700656504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Chris Jones takes a moment to be alone before taking the field. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YOHqg93Ab5\">pic.twitter.com\/YOHqg93Ab5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesPalmerTV\/status\/1880728709533159832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A similar post read: &#8216;Chris Jones tear alert, hopefully a good sign for today.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div class=\"connatix-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Chiefs fan account Chiefs Hive posted: &#8216;Chris Jones shed a tear in the anthem. When he does this the Chiefs are undefeated. I actually don\u2019t know if that is true but it feels like it.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Cameras cut to him again close to the end of the first quarter and he appeared tearful once again, with the Chiefs leading 6-3. But Chiefs fans were right with their pre-game premonitions, as the<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\"><a class=\"class\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/nfl\/article-14300733\/Caitlin-Clark-Taylor-Swift-Travis-Kelce-VIP-suite-Chiefs-playoffs.html\" target=\"_self\">\u00a0Chiefs went on to win 23-14<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Jones, 30, also seemed emotional before the game &#8211; NFL reporter James Palmer shared video of Jones appearing to pray in the tunnel at Arrowhead before heading out onto the field.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Chris Jones takes a moment to be alone before taking the field,&#8217; Palmer wrote with the footage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He started the game in full force, however, recording an early sack on Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Jones has played for the Chiefs since they picked him in the second round of the Draft in 2016.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He&#8217;s a three-time Super Bowl champion, with his team this year in pursuit of what would be an historic third straight title.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;We care about Super Bowls, and that\u2019s what we play for; that\u2019s what we care about,&#8217; Jones said in the buildup this week. &#8216;That\u2019s the most important thing.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mol-88c721f0-d5ea-11ef-af02-b3e09b9de688\" class=\"mol-html\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1880730728608268406&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fnfl%2Farticle-14300541%2FFans-say-Chiefs-Chris-Jones-weeps-national-anthem.html&amp;sessionId=a79cc859dd5486da011ff0b121b7392b74d1ddcf&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1880730728608268406\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-336e14c9ca063142\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/01\/18\/22\/94249907-14300541-image-a-10_1737238966391.jpg\" alt=\"Jones sacked Houston Texans quarterback C.J. 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Stroud in the first quarter at Arrowhead<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In March 2024, Jones signed a five-year contract with the Chiefs worth $158.75million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">If the Chiefs win on Saturday, they will play the winner of Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills next.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The winner of that will advance to the Super Bowl in New Orleans on Feb. 9.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Kansas\u00a0City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones wept at the rendition of the national anthem before his team played the\u00a0Houston Texans\u00a0in the playoffs &#8211; and fans were certain it &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18981,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18980"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18980\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18982,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18980\/revisions\/18982"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}