The Falcons and All-Pro wide receiver Julio Jones have been working on a contract extension this season and team owner Arthur Blank told D. Orlando Ledbetter of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution the "goal" on both sides is to have the deal done before the start of the season.
Blank told Ledbetter he hopes to have the deal done before Atlanta opens its season on Sept. 8 against the Vikings, but he does not know for sure if that will be the case.
"We'll have to let things take their course," Blank told Ledbetter. "I know that we are definitely in serious negotiations.