Julio Jones is arguably the best wide receiver in football. He has the highest receiving yards per game average in NFL history is the Atlanta Falcons most talented player. Most important, Julio Jones helped lead the Atlanta Falcons to Super Bowl 51.
The Atlanta Falcons payed a hefty price to trade up and draft Julio Jones back in 2011. The part of the story that is often forgotten is where Patriots head coach Bill Belichick advised Falcons GM Thomas Dimitroff against making that trade.
According Michael Holley’s book, “War Room: The Legacy of Bill Belichick and the Art of Building the Perfect Team”, Bill Belichick told Dimitroff not to make the trade, feeling that the Falcons were giving up too much in trade.