{"id":538838,"date":"2021-05-24T17:06:02","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T21:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=538838"},"modified":"2021-05-24T17:06:05","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T21:06:05","slug":"nfl-star-receiver-julio-jones-says-he-wants-out-of-atlanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfl-star-receiver-julio-jones-says-he-wants-out-of-atlanta\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Star Receiver Julio Jones Says He Wants Out Of Atlanta"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnfl-star-receiver-julio-jones-says-he-wants-out-of-atlanta%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=538838&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1229986649.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>It\u2019s certainly starting to look like Julio Jones\u2019 10-year run in an Atlanta Falcons uniform is coming to an end.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After speculation that the Falcons were looking to move on from Jones, NFL Network\u2019s Ian Rapaport reported on Monday that the future hall-of-famer had requested a trade from the Falcons months ago.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.139784946237\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Clarity on the situation between the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Falcons?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Falcons<\/a> and WR Julio Jones: The All-Pro requested a trade from the organization a few months ago, sources say, and the team then agreed to listen to offers. That\u2019s how it began and why it continues.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1396863177665781760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The Falcons are in salary-cap hell, as they still need to sign their rookie class, and have less than $500,000 in space available to do so. Falcon\u2019s general manager Terry Fontenot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/falcons\/2021\/05\/24\/julio-jones-atlanta-falcons-trade-dallas-cowboys\/5243092001\/\">said<\/a> last month that Atlanta would explore all options when attempting to fix their salary-cap issues.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"19\">\n<p><span>I really don\u2019t want to make this about Julio because we hold the player in high regard \u2013 just like you guys do, just like everyone outside this building does. The answer to that is just pointing to the cap and pointing to the fact that we\u2019ll answer calls on any players. When teams ask about players, we have to answer those calls and we have to listen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We knew when we stepped into this that we were going to have to make some tough decisions, because it\u2019s just the reality of it. That\u2019s where we are with the salary cap. So we have to make some difficult decisions so we have to look at all the different options and all the different scenarios. And so, if someone calls about any player, we have to discuss it and do what\u2019s right for the team. That\u2019s what we\u2019re always going to do. But we hold that player in high regard, we just have to look at every option to get where we need to get.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Adding fuel to the fire, Shannon Sharpe phoned Jones out of the blue Monday while live on Fox Sports\u2019 \u201cSkip and Shannon: Undisputed\u201d to ask him about his future in Atlanta.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"20\">\n<p><span><em>SHARPE<\/em>: You want to go to the Cowboys, Julio? Or do you want to stay in Atlanta?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><em>JONES<\/em>: I\u2019m out of there man.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><em>SHARPE<\/em>: Ideally, where would you like to go?&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><em>JONES<\/em>: Right now I want to win.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><em>SHARPE<\/em>: Well, don\u2019t go to Dallas. You ain\u2019t winning in Dallas, Julio.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><em>JONES<\/em>: C\u2019mon man, you already know I know.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=x9Gm7tuhmbo&#038;start=422&#038;feature=oembed\">https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=x9Gm7tuhmbo&amp;start=422&amp;feature=oembed<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear whether Jones knew he was on live television when Sharpe called \u2014 a serious breach of trust as well as a breach of journalistic etiquette if he wasn\u2019t aware \u2014 but his answers to the question are clear. Jones wants out of Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p><span>The Falcons went 4-12 in 2020 and recently hired Arthur Smith as their new head coach. The team is loaded with offensive weapons, drafting the number one tight end in the 2021 NFL Draft in Kyle Pitts, and also have budding wide receiver Calvin Ridley. <\/span><span>Jones played in only nine of the Falcons games last season, but still managed 771 receiving yards with three touchdowns.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to <\/i><i>sports@dailywire.com<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s certainly starting to look like Julio Jones\u2019 10-year run in an Atlanta Falcons uniform is coming to an end.\u00a0After speculation that the Falcons were looking to move on from &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2312853,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1229986649.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"NFL Star Receiver Julio Jones Says He Wants Out Of Atlanta","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-538838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1229986649.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"NFL Star Receiver Julio Jones Says He Wants Out Of Atlanta","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/538838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=538838"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/538838\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2312853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=538838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=538838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=538838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}