Julio Jones will NOT be holding out of Falcons practices this year ... the star WR says owner Arthur Blank has promised him a new deal -- and Jones is confident it'll all get done soon.
"Mr. Blank gave us his word," Julio says ... "That's golden."
30-year-old Jones still has 2 years left on a $71 MILLION deal he inked back in 2015 ... but he's been angling for a new contract for a while now.
In fact, Jones held out of Atlanta practices LAST summer .