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Getty Images Ryan Tannehill couldn’t wipe the smile off his face Sunday night. The Titans quarterback has a new weapon, one of the best to play the position over the past decade. Julio Jones will pair with A.J. Brown, and the Titans also signed Josh Reynolds in the offseason. They also have...

Getty Images Julio Jones is heading to Tennessee. The Falcons are trading Jones to the Titans for what Ian Rapoport of NFL Network calls “at least” a second-round draft pick. As PFT reported a week ago, Jones to the Titans for a second-round draft pick was viewed by league sources as the most...

Getty Images Billionaires always get whatever they want. Almost. Falcons owner Arthur Blank wanted a first-round pick for receiver Julio Jones. He isn’t getting one. The Titans, as expected in league circles a week ago, are getting Jones for a second-round pick. It looks like the compromise...

Getty Images The final terms are in. The Falcons will get more than they got from the Patriots for receiver Mohamed Sanu. And more than they gave up for tight end Hayden Hurst. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that, for Jones and a sixth-round pick in 2023, the Falcons get Tennessee’s...

Getty Images When the Titans traded for quarterback Ryan Tannehill in 2019, the Dolphins paid $5 million of the player’s salary in order to make it happen. This time around, Tennessee pays the full freight. Per multiple reports, the Titans will assume full responsibility for the Julio Jones...

Getty Images The deal is done, or at least the agreement is. The Falcons have announced that the team has agreed to terms on a trade that will send receiver Julio Jones to the Titans. Atlanta gets Tennessee’s second-round pick in 2022 and fourth-round pick in 2023. The Titans get Jones and...

Getty Images Julio Jones likely will play with one of 31 teams not named the Falcons this season. The Seahawks are the betting favorites, and it’s a good bet the star receiver ends up with a contender. The Chiefs, as back-to-back AFC champions, are that. Tight end Travis Kelce recently said...

Getty Images Julio Jones‘ potential trade has been a topic of interest in a variety of NFL cities in recent weeks and Nashville’s at the top of that list. The Titans have been pegged as a favorite to land Jones in a trade with the Falcons and such a move would make the offense that coordinator...

Getty Images The Falcons began trying to trade receiver Julio Jones more than six weeks ago. They have still found no takers, at least not for the terms that Falcons seek. The problem continues to be that the Falcons want too much; otherwise, a deal would be done. Unless the Falcons relent in...

Getty Images Receiver Julio Jones remains a member of the Falcons for now. New coach Arthur Smith was mum Wednesday about whether he expected Jones to attend next week’s mandatory minicamp. Now that June 2 has arrived, the Falcons could trade Jones before next week. “We have conversations all...

Getty Images The lawsuit against Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association over the relocation of the All-Star Game from Georgia to Colorado isn’t simply seeking money. It also seeks a court order requiring the game to be re-relocated to Georgia. That’s the contention made in a...

Getty Images It’s June 2, so the expectation is the Falcons will trade star receiver Julio Jones soon. Will it come before next week when the Falcons hold their mandatory minicamp? Falcons coach Arthur Smith was non-committal when asked whether he had talked to Jones and whether he expected...

Getty Images Before 2006, June 2 brought about a fresh wave of NFL free agency. Now, it usually means extra cap space for some teams and greater trade flexibility for all of them. Previously, teams that released players before June 2 took the full cap acceleration at the moment of the...

Getty Images In two days, the window opens for a potential Julio Jones trade that minimizes the 2021 cap consequences for the Falcons. Wherever Julio lands, the new team could eventually have a different kind of cap consequence. According to a source familiar with Jones’ past contractual...

Getty Images Free agent running back Todd Gurley hasn’t drawn much reported interest this offseason, but he did visit with the Lions last week. Current Detroit running back D'Andre Swift said he would welcome the chance to play with a fellow Georgia product, noting he would benefit from...

Getty Images At a time when the list of teams potentially interested in Falcons receiver Julio Jones is growing, there’s one team that, per a source with knowledge of the dynamics, can be removed from the list. The Rams. A late arrival in the broader discussion about possible destinations...

Getty Images Keanu Neal spent his first five NFL seasons in Atlanta playing safety. The Cowboys signed him in free agency to play weakside linebacker. “I feel I can play safety, linebacker,” Neal said, via Jon Machota of TheAthletic.com. “Wherever they put me, I’m going to go out there and...

Getty Images Three days away from the official opening of the Julio Jones trade window, there continues to be no clear and obvious destination for one of the best receivers in the NFL. In league circles, the current expectation is that, eventually, the Falcons will send Jones to the Titans for...

Getty Images Two teams currently have tenuous relationships with their franchise quarterbacks. The best way for either team to mend fences could be to trade for Julio Jones. In recent episodes of PFT Live, Simms and I have mentioned both the Packers and Seahawks as potential destinations for...

Getty Images The Falcons are drawing some interest in trading wide receiver Julio Jones, but probably not for the compensation they’re looking for. The Rams and Titans have both talked to the Falcons about trading for Jones, according to Mike Garafolo on NFL Network. But Garafolo expressed...