It’s a big no-no for a player, coach or staffer to drink beer in the middle of an NFL game. But one player who appeared to have broken that cardinal rule might not be in as much trouble as we thought.
During today’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans, Chiefs defender Chris Jones was seen on the sidelines drinking out of a green bottle. Many thought it was a Heineken beer, as that brand has an identical bottle appearance.
But CBS Sports managed to set the record straight. According to them, it wasn’t a beer but rather some water. Why Jones decided to drink water out of a beer bottle is anyone’s guess.
That hasn’t stopped the wider NFL world from insisting that Jones was “enjoying a cold one” on the sidelines of a game.
Chris Jones enjoying a cold one on the sideline pic.twitter.com/g4ewP8huOW
— Bussin' With The Boys (@BussinWTB) December 18, 2022
Chris Jones might not be drinking during the game, but some Chiefs fans are probably drinking a little extra hard right about now.
Chris Jones cracking open a cold one
It's water, you guys! pic.twitter.com/HVAKT3EiBf
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) December 18, 2022
Despite going up against the team with the worst record in the NFL, the Chiefs never took the lead for the entire first half. They went into the half trailing 14-13 in a game they have to win to keep up with the Buffalo Bills for that coveted No. 1 overall seed.
Heavens forbid the Chiefs find a way to lose this game. The bars won’t be able to supply enough beer to drink down a loss like that.
