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Julio Jones was not attending voluntary practices and was reportedly looking for a new deal, though he dismissed those reports over the weekend in comments to TMZ.

My question is, uh, why?

You say things like “he’s not a team player,” and “it’s wrong for him to want a raise; he needs to finish his contract,” and “he’s being a distraction,” and “this isn’t fair; he’s going to hold the team back,” and “hoidy doidy let’s trade that bum!” Perhaps you didn’t actually say hoidy doidy.

My response, either way, is still no.