On Thursday morning, ESPN’s Dianna Russini reported that the Atlanta Falcons had discussed several trade offers for Julio Jones, including an offer for a future first-round pick. Russini added that the sense is a trade could go down as early as next week, which would happen post-June 1.
I read that as “we have a deal in place that includes Day 2 picks and would like someone to give us a better deal for Julio.” We’ll see if Atlanta ends up getting a first-rounder for Jones, but I have my doubts.
On NFL Network Thursday morning, Peter Schrager speculated that the 49ers wouldn’t be the only team in the NFC West who will make a run at Julio.