Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank continued to express optimism about reaching a contract extension with wide receiver Julio Jones soon and said he is not concerned about any potential stall in talks keeping Jones off the field for Sunday's season opener at Minnesota.
Blank, in a recent phone interview with ESPN, was asked directly if he worried about Jones not playing without a contract extension signed.
"I'm optimistic that we'll get something done, so I'm not going to focus on something that I consider a remote possibility,'' Blank said of Jones' playing status.