Are the Atlanta Falcons really about to trade their best player?
NFL columnist Peter King calls a 60/40 chance of trading future Hall of Fame receiver Julio Jones by Labor Day, which appears to be an update to his north of 50/50 chances stance. This would be a franchise-altering earthquake that would, most likely, devastate a fanbase rightfully attached to Julio and shake up the team’s offense for 2021.
Rumors have been swirling since the draft that the Falcons might be willing to trade Jones, the team’s All-Pro receiver and long-best player. At first, it seemed more conjecture, a “if you call, we’ll talk” type situation, but King has been ramping up his predictions more and more as time has gone on, and the team has been keenly noncommittal about Jones’ future with the organization.