Arizona Cardinals All-Pro pass rusher Chandler Jones has lofty sack goals for himself in 2020. He believes he can get the single-season record, passing Michael Strahan’s 22.5. A 20-sack season in general is special. He was one short of that in 2019, setting a career-high and franchise record 19 sacks last season.
He feels he can set the record and this season is a great opportunity to do it.
His teammates also want to see him get there. They are openly talking about 20 sacks for him.
Running back Chase Edmonds has a nickname for Jones this year.
“I’m calling him ‘Veinte’ right now this year because the goal is 20-plus (sacks),” he told reporters last week. “I know he wants to hit that record.”
Veinte, of course, is 20 in Spanish.
“I started calling him ‘Veinte’ about two months ago,” he said. “We were joking around with that.”
Defensive lineman Jordan Phillips also wants Jones to get to 20 sacks.
“If I can do what I need to do, I can get him to 20 sacks, 23 sacks,” he told reporters last week.
Jones has more help this year. Phillips had 9.5 sacks last season. Devon Kennard had seven each of the last two seasons.
While many might say these additions would take sacks away from Jones, the Cardinals feel like it will improve his chances of reaching such a rare number of sacks.
20 in 2020? That’s what everyone is shooting for.
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