Raiders’ Chandler Jones SLAMS his own team in shocking since-deleted Instagram posts – as $51m star claims he ‘doesn’t want to play’, hits out at the coach and says he has been locked out of the building
Raiders’ Chandler Jones BEATS his own team in shocking, since-deleted Instagram posts — as the $51 million star claims he ‘doesn’t want to play’, lashes out at the coach and says he’s locked out of the building
- The 33-year-old won Super Bowl XLIX in 2015 with the New England Patriots
- The Raiders previously had an off-field confrontation with Davante Adams last season
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Las Vegas Raiders defenseman Chandler Jones indicated in shocking and since-deleted social media posts Tuesday that he no longer wanted to play for coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler on social media.
Jones’ agent, Ethan Lock, said he had no comment. DailyMail.com has contacted the Las Vegas Raiders comment.
The Raiders will return to practice on Wednesday in preparation for Sunday’s season opener in Denver.
“It’s a shame that I’m a top athlete with 112 sacks in the NFL and have to go to a local gym for no apparent reason during the season to train. I think this is wild Josh and you know it, you have to do what it takes Right,” Jones posted on Instagram, along with another post claiming he has also lost access to the team’s facilities.
It was unclear what time frame Jones was referring to. He missed some recent workouts due to an unspecified injury, but returned last week.
Raiders defensive end Chandler Jones claims he never wants to play for the franchise again
Jones said he would only play for Las Vegas again if defensive coordinator Patrick Graham became the team’s new head coach
Jones also deleted posts on his Insta story claiming that the Raiders had shown him the door
Jones then shared a series of texts claiming he deserves better from the Raiders
Anyway, he said he “didn’t want to play for the Raiders” if McDaniels and Ziegler were still in control.
He said he preferred defensive coordinator Patrick Graham to take over as coach.
Those posts had a very different tone to what Jones wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, where he said he “can’t wait to play this year!” I feel great in practice!’
This isn’t the first time this year that a Raiders star player has voiced his displeasure with the Raiders management.
Jones is a four-time Pro Bowler who (in 2015) won a Super Bowl with the New England Patriots
Josh McDaniels is entering his second year as Raiders head coach after taking charge last season
Wide receiver Davante Adams recounted The bell in April that he and management “don’t agree on what we think is best for us right now.”
However, Adams said at a press conference in May that he fully supports the Raiders.
“At the end of the day, I’m a Raider and excited to be here,” Adams said at the time.
“I love my head coach, I love the general manager here and everyone from top to bottom.”