Talk » Wide receiver Julio Jones‘s desire for a new con

tract has been a major storyline of the Falcons offseason and it has been a storyline through the first days of training camp as well.There’s been no announcement of a new deal for Jones Stitched Ricardo Allen Jersey , but he said he trusted Falcons owner Arthur Blank’s word that one will get done and that led him to report to work with the rest of the team. General Manager Thomas Dimitroff expressed confidence that a deal will get done and the lack of concern about wrapping up negotiations on both sides has led to thoughts that he may have already agreed to terms on a new contract.Jones signed a revised deal with the team last summer and NFL rules prohibit him from signing a new one until a year has passed. That will be on July 26, but Jones said at a Wednesday press conference that he doesn’t know anything about that and that anything having to do with contract talks will stay “in house” as far as he’s concerned. Jones did confirm that he feels comfortable with everything in Atlanta right now.“I’m in a great place,” Jones said.In addition to questions about his contract, Jones fielded queries about his physical condition. He’s been practicing in limited fashion and said that he’s working his way back to full speed by getting better every day, but won’t chance anything by pushing too far too soon. He vowed to be ready come Week One and it seems like a good bet that we’ll find out soon if he’ll be playing under a new deal. The stat measures first downs plus touchdowns scored."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Library FalcFans Podcast on The FalcoholicContact The FalcoholicFalcons StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Falcons NewsYahoo Falcons Team PageYahoo Falcons ReportYahoo Falcons Depth ChartYahoo Falcons TransactionsYahoo Falcons PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub 鉁旿ulio Jones leads all receivers in conversions over the past 5 seasonsNew Youth Ricardo Allen Jersey ,138commentsThe stat measures first downs plus touchdowns scored.EDTShareTweetShareShareJulio Jones leads all receivers in conversions over the past 5 seasonsKim Klement-USA TODAY SportsThere’s been much heated debate over Julio Jones’ lack of touchdown scoring over the past two seasons (a debate which has thankfully subsided for the most part after his high-scoring second half of the 2018 season), but there’s more to the wide receiver position than just getting into the end zone.Julio Jones has long been the best WR in the NFL. Over the past five seasons, specifically, Jones has dominated the position.Pro Football Focus recently brought an interesting statistic to our attention, which highlights that dominance — Julio leads all receivers in the league in receiving conversions (first downs plus touchdowns) since 2014.Via PFFJones is joined by the usual suspects at the top of the list — Antonio Brown and Deandre Hopkins. These are the three premier WRs in the game today and the ones who have controlled the position for the past five years.Jones also leads the league in total receiving yards since 2014 (7 Stitched Ryan Schraeder Jersey ,994), with Antonio Brown second (7,646) and DeAndre Hopkins third (6,635).The Alabama alum finished the 2018 season tallying the most receiving yards in the NFL with 1,677. He hasn’t had less than 1 Youth Ryan Schraeder Jersey ,400 receiving yards in a single season since 2013 (a year which was cut short for him due to a foot injury). Julio also led all WRs in third-down conversions in 2018:It’s still pretty funny when people try to argue against Jones’ dominance and credentials by citing the three TDs he had in 2017. Julio’s proven to be the best wide receiver both on the field and off the field, and we’re thankful to have him in a Falcons uniform.