Why Chiefs star Chris Jones had to have a special thong made for charity strip

Kansas City star Chris Jones struggled to fit into his thong for the ‘Real Full Monty’ charity striptease, according to comedian Anthony Anderson.

The defensive tackle, who is 6ft 6ins and 310lbs, is among the celebrities taking part in the upcoming show, which will see stars ‘stripping buck naked in front of a live audience’.

Actor James Van Der Beek, Broadway star Taye Diggs, actor and musician Tyler Posey and Dancing with the Stars judge Bruno Tonioli will also take part. 

Anderson this week appeared on Live with Kelly and Mark ahead of the December 9 special. And he revealed that Jones is so ‘massive’ that designers had to re-make his underwear.

‘I think they had to bring in extra material or some kind of strange material for his thong. I mean, the man is massive. He’s massive,’ the comedian said.

Anderson attempted to clarify his comments, jokingly adding: ‘I mean massive in height and weight, that’s what I’m talking about. Get your mind out of the gutter.’

‘I think they had to bring in extra material… the man is massive,’ Anthony Anderson claimed

Before joining the Chiefs, Jones made headlines at the NFL combine, when he fell over and his manhood slipped out of his shorts.

Nearly a decade on, he is taking part in ‘The Real Full Monty’, which is inspired by the Oscar-nominated 1997 movie. The striptease has been choreographed by actress Mandy Moore.

‘She had a time on her hands putting up with the six of us,’ Anderson joked. ‘(When) the first beat of the music plays and we’re on stage and the lights pop on, we are shimmering and shaking.’

Anderson said the real message behind the striptease is to ‘bring awareness to cancer in men so men can go to the doctor and be evaluated for testicular, colorectal and pancreas cancer.’

On Friday, Jones will line up for Kansas City as the back-to-back Super Bowl champions continue its pursuit of the three-peat against the Raiders.