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USA TODAY Sports The Steelers are loaded at receiver. One of their best young receivers wouldn’t mind seeing them become even more loaded at receiver. Chase Claypool recently was asked by TMZ.com about the possibility of the team trading for Falcons receiver Julio Jones. “I would love him in...

Getty Images Four days away from a Julio Jones trade potentially becoming official, the Falcons still don’t have an unofficial deal in place for Jones. The problem is that the Falcons still want too much for him. Teams in the know regard the expectations as “outlandish.” The asking price...

Getty Images The Patriots are the betting favorites to land Julio Jones. The Chiefs are not. It makes sense, though, that if/when the Falcons trade the star receiver that he goes to a contender. Jones has a $15.3 million guaranteed salary this season, which the Falcons might have to pay a part...

Getty Images Todd Gurley is getting some interest from Detroit. Gurley, the free agent running back who has had a quiet offseason, is in Detroit today to visit the Lions, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. In Detroit, Gurley would play once again with quarterback Jared Goff, who handed off...

Getty Images The Falcons, miffed by the blow to their trade leverage that came from Julio Jones‘ “I’m out of there” comments on FS1, are using their own website to build back some of it. AtlantaFalcons.com reports that ESPN has reported that the Atlanta Falcons have an offer on the table for a...

Getty Images Fullback Dan Vitale was not the only player dropped from the Patriots roster on Thursday. The team also released linebacker LaRoy Reynolds. Reynolds’ release comes with an injury settlement. Reynolds signed with the Patriots as a free agent in March. He spent last season with the...

Getty Images On Monday, Shannon Sharpe decided to get to the bottom of the Julio Jones situation. So Sharpe called Jones. While Sharpe was on the air, with FS1’s Undisputed. And Jones said, candidly, “I’m out of there.” It appeared that Jones didn’t know he was on the air. Sharpe didn’t say...

Getty Images A.J. Brown is the latest Titans player to state publicly that he wants Julio Jones in Tennessee. Brown posted a message to Jones on Instagram, telling Jones that he’s fine with Jones becoming the Titans’ No. 1 receiver, but he’s also ready to be there to support Jones. “Trust me...

Getty Images With Julio Jones likely to continue his career elsewhere, its continuation could result in Jones landing in Canton. That sparked a draft topic for Tuesday’s PFT Live. Which active receivers are the most likely to make it to the Hall of Fame? Our choices appear in the attached...

Getty Images As their nonchalance kindles into full-blown fire sale, it’s unclear what the Falcons will get for receiver Julio Jones in a trade. Before the draft, it seems fairly clear that they could have gotten a second-round pick while also unloading the full amount of his guaranteed $15.3...

Getty Images Speculation about the Falcons trading wide receiver Julio Jones has been a running theme of the offseason in Atlanta and it grew more fevered on Monday. During a phone conversation with Shannon Sharpe that was shown live on FS1, Jones said “I’m out of there” in reference to the...

USA TODAY Sports When a team considers trading a player, the best leverage often comes from the team credibly saying, “Sorry, we’re not trading him.” For the Falcons, that becomes a harder sell, now that Jones has declared, “I’m out of there.” Then again, it already was clear that the Falcons...

Getty Images When it comes to news involving the Falcons receiving corps on Monday, it will be tough for anything to top Julio Jones saying “I’m out of there” in reference to Atlanta during a conversation with Shannon Sharpe about whether he wants to be traded. There was some other news...

Getty Images For some veteran players, the kind of changes that the Falcons made over the last year would be reason to think about making a change in your own address. Head coach Dan Quinn and General Manager Thomas Dimitroff were fired during the regular season and replaced by Arthur Smith...

USA TODAY Sports Four weeks ago today, the Falcons launched a wafer-thinly-veiled effort to make sure the rest of the league knows that receiver Julio Jones is available to be traded, effective June 2. With news of no specific suitors emerging, the Falcons continue to push the notion that Jones...

Getty Images Tommy Nobis was the first overall pick in the 1966 NFL draft and the first ever player on the Atlanta Falcons, an expansion team that year. He went on to win Rookie of the Year, he was a five-time Pro Bowler, he was on the 1960s All-Decade Team, he’s a member of the Falcons’ Ring...

Getty Images Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones does not expect to be a Falcon much longer. In a brief conversation with Shannon Sharpe on FS1, Jones said he does not anticipate remaining in Atlanta. “I’m out of there,” Jones said. Asked where he would like to go, Jones indicated that his top...

USA TODAY Sports Last year, the Cardinals traded for receiver DeAndre Hopkins. He eventually leapfrogged Falcons receiver Julio Jones as the highest-paid receiver in the NFL, based on new money. Now, Hopkins is politicking for the Cardinals to acquire Jones, too. Hopkins said this on Twitter...

Getty Images Wherever he plays in 2021, Julio Jones is guaranteed to make $15.3 million. You can try to make some money based on where that will be. PointsBet has posted odds for the next team the Falcons receiver will play for. The favorite is the 49ers, at +450. Next come the Colts and...

Getty Images As the Falcons hope and wait for someone to emerge with an offer for the Julio Jones contract, multiple teams undoubtedly have worked mentally and verbally through the possibility. The Patriots, not shockingly, are one of them. Mike Giardi of NFL Media reports that the Patriots...