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Julio Jones skips start of voluntary OTAs amid contract negotiations

Players started reporting Monday for the start of organized team activities and there is one notable missing player. Actually, there are probably multiple notable missing players as OTAs are voluntary and players are primarily working out as they slowly get back into the groove.

The notable player, for the second year in a row, is Julio Jones. Per D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jones did not report to Flowery Branch. Also of interest is Ledbetter noting that Jones was “promised” a new deal this offseason.

First, Jones skipped at least some OTAs in 2018 and 2017, and he was still consistently dominant on a week-to-week basis.