There were plenty of new faces out on the Falcons’ practice fields in Flowery Branch on Wednesday for the start of joint practices against the Jacksonville Jaguars, but one of them belonged to Atlanta.
Veteran linebacker Deion Jones suited up for his first practice of training camp, ending his month-long stint on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list. That Jones would have this reunion with his Falcons teammates seemed to be a tenuous proposition at various points this offseason.
Jones was the subject of numerous trade rumors, and Jeff Schultz of The Athleticreported earlier in August that the Falcons had attempted to trade the former Pro Bowl linebacker but were not successful and elected to keep him instead of cutting him.