Chris Jones seems prepared to hold out for a new contract with the Kansas City Chiefs well into the regular season.

The defensive tackle has been racking up daily fines of $50,000 since the start of training camp.

Jones posted a picture on social media of a sign that reads "If it's out of your hands, it deserves freedom from your mind also" and was asked in reply when he plans to rejoin the team. Jones' reply raised eyebrows in Kansas City.

"Week 8," Jones wrote. 

Another reply noted that would result in "a hefty tab" and Jones would forfeit more than $7.5 million in weekly checks on top of his camp fines if he were to remain out until that point in the season. Jones seemed unbothered by that prospect.

"I can afford it," Jones wrote.