REPORT: Atlanta Falcons Listening to Trade Offers for Julio Jones

Could Julio Jones be on the move before the 2021 season?

Atlanta is listening to offers for the five-time All-Pro selection, according to The MMQB’s Albert Breer.

The #Falcons have been listening to trade offers for star WR Julio Jones, per @peter_king and @AlbertBreer. Atlanta has one of the worst cap situations in the league and trading Julio effective after June 1st would create $15M in cap space and save the big dead cap hit for 2022.
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) April 26, 2021

Per Breer:

“What would it take to get Jones out of Atlanta? My guess is a first-round pick, or some equivalent. He’s 32, but he’s still shown he can play when healthy, and the three years left on his deal are reasonable ($15.3 million this year, $11.513 million in 2022 and $11.513 million in 2023). Now, if you look at the makeup of his contract, the Falcons would want to wait until after June 1 to actually execute any sort of deal (which would soften the cap blow). But a deal could be agreed to before then, and these sorts of ideas are always batted around during draft week. So it’ll be interesting to see if anything on Jones picks up in the coming days.”

Jones was bothered by a hamstring injury during the 2020 season and it limited him to just nine games played. He still hauled in 51 passes for 771 yards and three scores as the Falcons finished the year 4-12.