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Julio Jones deserves to be the highest paid receiver

Antonio Brown recently re-worked a contract with the Oakland Raiders to become the highest paid receiver in the league. Brown is a great receiver, I’m not debating that, but I do not think that he deserves to be the highest paid. I believe Jones should be the highest paid.

When the Atlanta Falcons traded up in the 2011 NFL Draft to draft Jones sixth overall, they knew exactly what they were getting. They drafted an extremely talented and physical wide receiver from an emerging dynasty that was the University of Alabama.

I remember, at the time, I was on a field trip with the rest of my eighth grade class.