Julio Jones hangs with Grizzlies mascot, fans (Photos)
Julio Jones may play in Atlanta, but his NBA allegiance apparently lies in Tennessee.
During Friday's NBA playoff game between the Clippers and Grizzlies, a Redditor captured the Falcons' Pro Bowl receiver hanging out with Memphis' mascot, Grizz.
The Grizzlies closed out the series with a 118-105 win over Los Angeles, doing so in front of a crazed sell-out crowd...
Julio Jones rocks out with Grizz, the Memphis Grizzlies’ mascot
Star Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones was kickin' it with Grizz, Memphis' mascot, as the Grizzlies eliminated the Clippers from the 2013 postseason.
Browns’ unexciting draft low on fun, but high on strategy
Sometimes punchlines are just too easy. The low-hanging fruit dangling mere inches from the blades of grass. The Browns traded two straight draft picks and you would have thought they’d done this as a part of their M.O. for decades and decades. “The Browns are on the clock… you know to trade another pick!”
Hilarious.
Yes, the Browns have traded in the draft in recent years...
Double-dealing: Rams move up, move down, and win the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft
Say this for Rams GM Les Snead, he is not afraid of the moment. You might even say he lives for it. Our young GM was a key part of the Falcons war room that went all-in for Julio Jones in 2011; he just made his first big bet on an offensive playmaker tonight.
The Rams just did exactly what they wanted to do in the first round. Exactly.
— Michael Silver (@MikeSilver...
Falcons looking to trade up for a cornerback in the NFL Draft
Atlanta Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff has made it very clear that he is not happy with the 30th overall pick in the NFL Draft. He has expressed several times that he would prefer to move up in the first round, and I don't doubt that he has the aggressiveness to do so. You may remember that in 2011 the Falcons moved up from 27th overall to 6th for the opportunity to...
Trading Up, Why It May Be Easier Than 2011
I thought it was crazy, but I think a lot of things are crazy. Could the Falcons really be considering another Julio Jones type trade only one draft removed from the actual Julio Jones trade. When Peter King first reported it my line of thinking was along the lines of, "Well, what he means is that they've probably have had some internal discussions about trading. I seriously...
Cordarrelle Patterson Would Offer Patriots’ Julio Jones-Like Talent, Which May Outweigh Concerns
The Patriots need talent at the wide receiver position, and Cordarrelle (pronounced “Core-dare-uhl”) Patterson might just be the most talented receiver in this year’s draft class.
Patterson’s road to the NFL wasn’t your prototypical story, which adds both a level of intrigue and concern.
He didn’t play football during his freshman year at North Carolina Tech, and had...
Draft Zone Spotlight: Courtney Gardner, WR, Sierra College
Draft Zone Spotlight: Courtney Gardner, WR, Sierra College
This is the first time in our history at NFL Draft Zone we have focused a Junior College football player and there is a good reason for that. Courtney Gardner is one of the most impressive football players out there. Gardner is a stud folks, he reminds me a lot of Julio Jones, has explosiveness and is very tough. I...
Fantasy Football Player Profile: Julio Jones, WR
Julio Jones, WR, Atlanta Falcons
Player Profile
Height/Weight: 6-3/220
Birthdate: 2/3/1989
School: Alabama
FANTASY FOOTBALL ANALYSIS
I was always a bit skeptical when people came up to me and said Jones was going to easily be the top target and the guy to own in Atlanta. I always said that Matt Ryan wasn’t going to immediately go away from his favorite receiver of seven years...
3 past Atlanta Falcons that were NFL greats
The Atlanta Falcons joined the NFL in 1965 as an expansion team and over those 48 years there have been many great players. Led by Matt Ryan, Julio Jones and Roddy white the future is bright for the organization as for the first time in history they have recorded five consecutive winning seasons.
With so much rich history it’s easy to forget some of the best players in NFL history...
Julio Jones represents the future for Falcons
The season might be over for the Atlanta Falcons, but Julio Jones is just getting started. Jones continues to show it was worth giving up five NFL Draft picks to move up and select the former Alabama star. In his second season with the Atlanta Falcons he has been voted to the NFC Pro-Bowl after finishing with 1,198 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns on the season. Roddy White and...
NFL.com’s Gil Brandt says Julio Jones is a better wide receiver than Calvin Johnson
Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones was very impressive during the first half of yesterday’s NFC Championship game in Atlanta. The young receiver amassed 182 yards on 11 receptions including two highlight reel touchdowns in a 28-24 loss to the 49ers.
For the season Jones finished with with 79 receptions for 1198 yards and 10 touchdowns in just his second year of action… no sophomore...
Defense rises to occasion with 2nd-half stops
Everything was going wrong for the San Francisco 49ers and their proud defense. Julio Jones and the Atlanta Falcons gouged them so often in the early stages of the NFC title game that the 49ers seemed too stunned to respond.
Atlanta Falcons squander big lead; fall to 49ers
The Atlanta Falcons season, filled with so much promise and hope after last week’s thrilling win, came to an end with a disappointing 28-24 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship game. This is the second year in a row that the Falcons captured the number one seed but failed to reach the Super Bowl. The good news, however, is that this team is still very young and...
Falcons WR Julio Jones Breaks Franchise Single Game Receiving Record
It was a team effort for the Falcons to pull out to a 17-0 lead, and it was a team effort to lose the game.
You just can't blame Julio Jones.
Jones broke Alfred Jenkins' single game record, reeling in 11 catches for 182 yards. In the first half, especially, Jones abused the secondary en route to over 100 yards and two touchdowns.
Source: SBNation.com
NFC title game further proof Jones has arrived
ATLANTA Two summers ago when the Falcons essentially went the draft-day equivalent of all-in by trading five picks to take wide receiver Julio Jones, there were mixed emotions about the selection.
The Falcons bet the farm to take the Alabama standout two first-round, one second-round and two more fourth-round picks over the span of two drafts on the premise that he would, indeed...
NFC title game further proof Jones has arrived
ATLANTA Two summers ago when the Falcons essentially went the draft-day equivalent of all-in by trading five picks to take wide receiver Julio Jones, there were mixed emotions about the selection.
The Falcons bet the farm to take the Alabama standout two first-round, one second-round and two more fourth-round picks over the span of two drafts on the premise that he would, indeed...
Julio Jones Reels In Two TDs in Tough Loss
Falcons receiver Julio Jones was uncoverable Sunday in the NFC Championship game against the 49ers. Jones caught all 11 of his targets for 182 yards and two scores with a long of 46 yards but it still wasn't enough to beat San Francisco.Fantasy Spin:Jones caught 79 balls for 1,198 yards and 10 touchdowns this season. While the presence of Roddy White will prevent him from reaching...
A tale of two halves for the Falcons, Matt Ryan
The NFL is a game of opportunities and Matt Ryan took advantage of those opportunities during the first half, but that was all.
In similar fashion to what happened against the Seattle Seahawks, Matt Ryan known as Matty Ice melted.
By half-time Matt Ryan had already destroyed the San Francisco 49ers defense. Ryan was 18 of 24, with 271 passing yards and three touchdowns. His 18...
Julio Jones takes out security guard (Video)
Atlanta Falcons receiver Julio Jones accidentally took out a security guard during the first quarter of Sunday's NFC Championship game against the San Francisco 49ers.
Jones was heading towards the sideline to catch a deep pass from quarterback Matt Ryan. Jones was unable to make the catch in bounds, and then he took out the security guard's legs from behind, causing...
GIF: Julio Jones' 2nd TD catch in the NFC Championship was spectacular
Julio Jones is having himself quite the NFL Championship game. As I write this, the 6'3", 220-pound Atlanta Falcons wide receiver/beast has seven catches for 135 yards and two touchdowns. And it's only halftime.
The second touchdown reception from Jones was an absolutely incredible play, as he made a leaping catch in the back of the end zone on a Matt Ryan pass ...
Julio Jones Makes Sick Catch for Falcons Touchdown
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones is having one heck of a sophomore campaign for himself this season. He’s come up big in the playoffs and is showing that so far today against the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship.
Jones opened up the first drive by helping the Falcons score a touchdown. The 23-year-old delivered again at the start of the second quarter, abusing...
NFC Championship, Second Half
Julio Jones did enough to qualify as this week’s Meast in about a quarter of work. Six seconds in the second quarter, Julio had six catches for 120 yards and two touchdowns. While on his first score, he may have been open by about 15 yards, Julio had a highlight reel of amazing catches the rest of the way. He made a great third down catch, snatching the ball away from a Niners...
Julio Jones makes incredible touchdown catch in NFC Championship game (Video)
As the Atlanta Falcons hold a 24-14 lead at halftime of the NFC Championship, Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones has put together another impressive day.
After hauling in one touchdown catch earlier in the game, Julio made an incredible touchdown catch against San Francisco's Tarell Brown to give the Falcons, a 17-7 lead:
Julio Jones takes out security guard on sidelines (Video)
As previously noted here on Outside the Boxscore, if you happen to be a security guard on the sidelines of an NFL game, you have to keep your wits about you.
Check out Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones almost coming up with an amazing catch in the first quarter of the NFC Championship and taking out a security guard in one swoop:
(Courtesy of Cosby Sweaters)
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