Julio Jones was scheduled to talk to the media the Thursday before the regular season. It was seen as the perfect time to announce a contract extension. His new deal saga has now extended deep into another offseason, and despite consistent reports the deal is nearly done and optimism from the team, Jones remains stuck in his woefully cheap contract. The Falcons had the chance to get the deal done and move ahead.
Instead, we saw a visibly frustrated Jones go back and forth on holdout rumors. Whether or not Jones is leveraging a potential holdout to get a deal done is unclear, but there remains a clear possibility that Jones will not suit up to start the season.