One of the worst things that can be said about a professional football player is that he was loafing on the field.
During the game-deciding play on Monday night, which started with Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence falling down, continued with him falling again, and ended with an improbable touchdown run, it sure looks like one key defensive player for the Chiefs was giving minimal effort. If that much.
Watch defensive tackle Chris Jones . He sees Lawrence fall. He watches Lawrence get up. He observes Lawrence scramble to the left.
Jones pulls up when it appears that Lawrence was being tackled. And then, after Lawrence broke free, Jones took a half step before pulling the plug on his pursuit.
After the game, Jones addressed the play without acknowledging the apparent lack of effort