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Julio Jones likely to be traded? NFL insider speculates which team makes the most sense for All-Pro receiver
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Don’t be surprised if Julio Jones is traded this week.
That’s the way Sports Illustrated NFL insider Albert Breer sees things going after months of speculation regarding the All-Pro receiver that has spent the last decade in Atlanta.
Julio Jones about to be traded? NFL insider speculates which team makes the most sense for All-Pro receiver
Here is what Breer wrote in his most recent Monday Morning Quarterback column for SI:
My guess is Julio Jones is traded this week. But I’ll say this—it is not easy finding a team that’s falling all over itself to make that happen. There’s a simple explanation as to why, too. The NFL generally doesn’t pay age, and it generally doesn’t fork over huge draft capital to get age, and the 32-year-old Jones is, in pro football, aging.
While that may not be much of a surprise, especially after Jones publicly stated he was leaving Atlanta during a live appearance on FOX Sports show “Undisputed,” it’s unclear which franchise the receiver will suit up for next season.
When it comes to trade partners for the Falcons and Jones, the Tennessee Titans are a team that make a ton of sense to Breer:
All of this said, I’d say the Titans make the most sense for Jones.GM Jon Robinson has been unafraid to trade for veteran players in the past (Jadeveon Clowney was a good example), and the departure of Corey Davis and Jonnu Smith to the AFC East leaves a void that Jones could very easily fill.
Looks like Derrick Henry may get his wish.
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Michael Wayne Bratton oversees the news coverage for Saturday Down South. Michael previously worked for FOX Sports and NFL.com
