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Julio Jones’ new deal locks in a record-breaking future for a franchise great

As we’ve seen countless times over the years, there isn’t always a happy ending or even a happy middle for elite wide receivers and the teams that drafted them. Antonio Brown forced his way out of Pittsburgh and has now forced his way out of the Raiders organization before ever playing a regular season snap, Odell Beckham Jr. was shipped out by the Giants because their ownership group is as dumb as a bag of bricks, and heck, Calvin Johnson retired rather than keep playing with the Lions.