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MAQB: Why the Falcons Are Looking to Trade Julio Jones

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• In the Monday morning column, we addressed Julio Jones’s trade status, and the biggest question that seems to be arising from it is, simply, Why? Why would new Falcons coach Arthur Smith and GM Terry Fontenot trade one of the best players in franchise history? I think there are three answers to that. First, the money.