Falcons tell Julio Jones to suck it

[Ball4life]

On 7/22/2018 at 10:14 AM, Snake said:

Yes older Jameis. They are about in the same class. 

Ryan is a tier 2 QB. Brady, Rodgers, Brees are the only 3 on tier 1. Winston is more like a tier 4 QB. 

[Captain Morgan]

Chris Mortensen‏Verified account @mortreport 17m17 minutes ago

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Julio Jones does not plan to report to Falcons on schedule Thursday without an adjustment to his contract, which has three years remaining, per league sources. He is set to make $10.5 million in 2018. The team is aware of his mindset at this time.

 

 

[PanthersATL]

Variation on the theme:

 

[Devil Doc]

17 hours ago, Ball4life said:

Julio Jones is #1 in NFL history in yards per game..he is future HOF. He’s 29 with 3 years left...he is worth way more than a 3rd rounder. 

And Julio deletes some pictures off his Instagram / skips mini camp and now he’s like Bell and OBJ? In reality Julio has not once come out and say he wants more money. The media did. 

Yes, and that is your opinion. To me, he is only worth a third rounder. And deferentially not worth the raise he wants. 

[saints4lifeagain]

9 minutes ago, PanthersATL said:

Variation on the theme:

 

 

[Hoenheim]

18 minutes ago, saints4lifeagain said:

 

Well now this is actually getting interesting. Im guessing Julios going to cave at some point because he wont want to miss his checks

[ImfromClayton]

Man, I really hate this for the falcons. 

[PanthersATL]

From the AJC, posted a few minutes ago-ish:

Jones can be fined $40,000 a day for not reporting to training camp. The last Falcon to holdout was wide receiver Roddy White back in 2009. He held out for six days.  The Falcons gave White a six-year, $50 million contract extension, with $18 million guaranteed, in 2009 after a six-day holdout. White had one year remaining on his contract before the new deal was reached. 

Jones and his agent, Jimmy Sexton, were informed that he would not get a new contract. His current contract has three years remaining.

Jones signed a five-year, $71.2 million contract extension Aug. 31, 2015. The deal included $47 million in guaranteed money, with base salaries of $10.5 million (2018), $12.5 million (2019) and $11.4 million (2020). He’s set to be the seventh-highest paid wide receiver in the league, but has three years remaining on the deal. 

Jones is not happy with his contract as the market shifted over the offseason with deals signed by Tampa Bay’s Mike Evans (five year, $82.5 million), Cleveland’s Jarvis Landry (five year, $75-million) and Kansas City’s Sammy Watkins (three-year, $48 million). Now add the deal the Rams gave Brandin Cooks (five year, $80 million) last week

 

[DaveThePanther2008]

12 minutes ago, Hoenheim said:

Well now this is actually getting interesting. Im guessing Julios going to cave at some point because he wont want to miss his checks

He wants more money, you know he isn't going to skip a check.  Once the season starts he'll be there.  

i blame his agent.   If his agent was smart he would have done a 3 year deal and given him leverage now.  He didn't and his client is locked up for 3 more years.   I wouldn't be surprised if after the season they extend his contract and add SOME more money to it.   I seriously doubt he will ever come close to the 28m per year he is asking for.

[Ball4life]

57 minutes ago, Devil Doc said:

Yes, and that is your opinion. To me, he is only worth a third rounder. And deferentially not worth the raise he wants. 

I get that. But your opinion is the minority. 

[trueblade]

24 minutes ago, PanthersATL said:

From the AJC, posted a few minutes ago-ish:

Jones can be fined $40,000 a day for not reporting to training camp.

I can't seem to find it again, but I remember reading an article about how these fines typically get negotiated away and are never really collected. Agents have started to notice and are advising players to basically ignore them. It may embolden players to hold out.

[PanthersATL]

39 minutes ago, trueblade said:

I can't seem to find it again, but I remember reading an article about how these fines typically get negotiated away and are never really collected. Agents have started to notice and are advising players to basically ignore them. It may embolden players to hold out.

You're not talking about a fake injury?  http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/141089578/muhammad-wilkerson-ny-jets-injury-holdout

[PanthersATL]

40 minutes ago, trueblade said:

I can't seem to find it again, but I remember reading an article about how these fines typically get negotiated away and are never really collected. Agents have started to notice and are advising players to basically ignore them. It may embolden players to hold out.

or this?  http://www.espn.com.au/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/239043/odell-beckham-jr-and-the-death-of-the-real-holdout

[PoundCat]

JJ is like that 2 year old right before his parents bring home a newborn. He’s trying to get more money before that Alabama kid hits the field for the first time.

Don’t worry JJ, Matty will still love you. You will just have to share that love with the new kid.