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Dante84 · 04-26-2021, 05:37 AM

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A hamstring injury limited Jones to just nine games last season, though he still put up strong numbers when he was on the field. He caught 51 passes for 771 yards and three scores as the Falcons finished the year 4-12. From 2014-19, Jones missed only four games and averaged 104 catches and 1,564 yards per season. SI Link.

The #Falcons have received calls from teams inquiring about possible trades for All-Pro WR Julio Jones, sources say. A trade could not happen for cap reasons before June 1, but teams know Atlanta’s brutal cap situation and are calling. A deal won’t happen now, but later? Maybe.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 26, 2021

From NFL Now: The #Falcons have been receiving calls on All-Pro WR Julio Jones, and while it's somewhat unlikely they get the value they would want, it's not impossible. A look at how it would work... pic.twitter.com/kZArO6t578
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 26, 2021

The #Falcons have been listening to trade offers for star WR Julio Jones, per @peter_king and @AlbertBreer. Atlanta has one of the worst cap situations in the league and trading Julio effective after June 1st would create $15M in cap space and save the big dead cap hit for 2022.
— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) April 26, 2021

From Peter King:

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Surprises? Keep an eye on Atlanta. I can’t predict any bombshells. But a few things would not surprise me. Most notably, the Falcons putting the framework of a trade together for star wideout Julio Jones, and making the trade effective June 2. That way, Atlanta could split Jones’ cap charge between 2021 and 2022 instead of getting bashed with it all this year. So if such a trade happens, I expect it could involve a future pick or picks, nothing this year. (A future second-round pick as compensation seems fair to me.) Because such a trade wouldn’t be official till June, no picks in this draft could be involved. As for the interested team or teams, I would guess Las Vegas; Jon Gruden couldn’t resist Antonio Brown, and I doubt he could resist Julio Jones. New England too, and a couple of teams with clear receiver needs—Tennessee and Baltimore.

Now, the Falcons don’t really want to trade Julio Jones. He’s a franchise legend. But he’s 32, entering his 11th season, coming off a banged-up year with seven games missed due to injury, and the Falcons are in cap jail. If they could off-load his money and cushion it by splitting it between this year ($7.75 million) and next ($15.5 million), Atlanta’s cap charge on Jones this year goes down by a tad more than $15 million.

One final note here, to be very clear: I am not reporting the Falcons will trade Jones, or will probably trade Jones. I am saying it would not surprise me if it happened.

KCrockaholic · 05-26-2021, 10:30 PM

kccrow · 05-26-2021, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Do you really want to see Frank Clark extended for 3 years so that the Chiefs can give up a 3rd round pick and $15 million per for Julio Jones?

That is a recipe for disaster.

Not especially. I haven't exactly been pushing for it. It's possible to maneuver to absorb both realistically without killing everything but I won't beg for it to happen. If it happens, there are ways for Veach to work it out and I'll support it so long as it isn't at the expense of more immediate, starting-caliber draft picks.

BlackOp · 05-26-2021, 10:58 PM

I think Veach learned his lesson with Watkins...he could be a little more financially frivolous back then because Mahomes was cheap.

Chiefs have Callaway and the rookie this year...Watkins was MIA and KC still went 14-1.

Jones is a player for a cusp team...Chiefs dont need him. Use that money for extensions...

It's not like anyone is saying..."the Chiefs are only a WR away from a SB"

suzzer99 · 05-26-2021, 11:02 PM

I'm convinced that May will never end. Every day I look at the calendar I think it moves backwards.

**BossChief** · 05-26-2021, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackOp

I think Veach learned his lesson with Watkins...he could be a little more financially frivolous back then because Mahomes was cheap.

Chiefs have Callaway and the rookie this year...Watkins was MIA and KC still went 14-1.

Jones is a player for a cusp team...Chiefs dont need him. Use that money for extensions...

It's not like anyone is saying..."the Chiefs are only a WR away from a SB"

I’m sorry, but anyone comparing Sammy Watkins to Julio Jones should be set to read only.

And castrated.

**YayMike** · 05-27-2021, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by BossChief

I’m sorry, but anyone comparing Sammy Watkins to Julio Jones should be set to read only.

And castrated.

This.

If the price is right... he'd set us over the top ... literally. Teams can box Hill and Kelce and then we have no one. I dont want to be trusting Hardman, Robinson or some rookie in the big games.

tredadda · 05-27-2021, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by YayMike

This.

If the price is right... he'd set us over the top ... literally. Teams can box Hill and Kelce and then we have no one. I dont want to be trusting Hardman, Robinson or some rookie in the big games.

Fortunately we now have an offensive line that will allow us to run the ball and force defenses to play us more honestly and remove some of that.

MahomesMagic · 05-27-2021, 07:07 AM

I hated watching us lose in the Super Bowl.

Do whatever you can to make sure we slaughter people.

Rainbarrel · 05-27-2021, 07:07 AM

Are we in cap hell yet?

Dante84 · 05-27-2021, 07:35 AM

The Atlanta Falcons have discussed several trade offers for Julio Jones, including an offer for a future first round draft pick, per sources.

There is a sense around the league a trade could go down as early as next week.
— Dianna Russini (@diannaESPN) May 27, 2021

ForeverIowan · 05-27-2021, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Dante84

The Atlanta Falcons have discussed several trade offers for Julio Jones, including an offer for a future first round draft pick, per sources.

There is a sense around the league a trade could go down as early as next week.
— Dianna Russini (@diannaESPN) May 27, 2021

Whoa. If a team is offering a first rounder they have to think it is going to be pick 30, 31 or 32. Packers, Chiefs, Ravens, Titans? Rams are fresh out of first rounders for the next couple of years, right?

Dante84 · 05-27-2021, 07:48 AM

Could be the Falcons leaking a bluff to try and drive interest

**YayMike** · 05-27-2021, 07:57 AM

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Whoa. If a team is offering a first rounder they have to think it is going to be pick 30, 31 or 32. Packers, Chiefs, Ravens, Titans? Rams are fresh out of first rounders for the next couple of years, right?

A future first... I'll now pass. If its conditional such as starts as a 3rd that moves up IF we win the SB. then... MAYBE. but jeez.......Let the Titans or Ravens pay for him.

smithandrew051 · 05-27-2021, 08:31 AM

Ravens seems the least likely to me. They always draft well in the 1st and have really invested in WR. Doesn’t really seem to make sense.

Titans make much more sense than the Ravens.

Kiimo · 05-27-2021, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Dante84

The Atlanta Falcons have discussed several trade offers for Julio Jones, including an offer for a future first round draft pick, per sources.

There is a sense around the league a trade could go down as early as next week.
— Dianna Russini (@diannaESPN) May 27, 2021

Good. Maybe this thread will die now

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