Before moving forward, let’s recap where the Atlanta Falcons and Julio Jones were a year ago. Julio was holding out for more money on the premise that he had outplayed the deal he had signed just a few years prior.
Thomas Dimitroff and Arthur Blank could have told him tough s*** and fined him for everyday he didn’t show up and no one would have blamed them. Matter of fact, most of the media and fans in Atlanta wanted the Falcons to take that stand. No way was a wide receiver worth that kind of money.
We heard every reason – the highest paid wide receiver never won a Super Bowl or an MVP award.