Questions regarding Atlanta Falcons star wide receiver Julio Jones’ future with the team surfaced last week and seemed to be pure speculation with some reporting from Jeff Schultz of the Athletic.
During Monday’s edition of ‘Undisputed‘, hosted by Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe on Fox Sports 1 (a sports debate show for those of you who haven’t seen it) decided to clear up the cloud of speculation surrounding the possibility of Julio being traded.
How did they go about that? Simple, Shannon Sharpe, former NFL great himself, called him live on the air to get the story straight from the source himself. The best part of this was that I’m not sure if Jones really had any idea he was LIVE ON THE AIR which made his response very casual yet very clear…
Did Julio Jones even realize he was live?
pic.twitter.com/Md2XosLq8K— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) May 24, 2021
It does seem pretty clear that he has no intention of returning to the Falcons, especially after he was seen rocking a Cowboys sweatshirt this past weekend…
Met Julio Jones in Dallas, wearing a cowboys jersey…wouldn’t be mad! @AdamSchefter pic.twitter.com/3pnuDDHfl1
— Mike Starkey (@MikeStarkey2) May 22, 2021
However, don’t get your hopes up Dallas fans as Julio stated, he wants to win and is NOT going to the Cowboys. Dallas doesn’t need the offense anyway, they’re a team in need of major help on the defensive side of the football.
NFL Insider, Ian Rapoport also chimed in with this, stating that this trade thing has been in the works for a while apparently.
Clarity on the situation between the #Falcons and WR Julio Jones: The All-Pro requested a trade from the organization a few months ago, sources say, and the team then agreed to listen to offers. That’s how it began and why it continues.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 24, 2021