The Atlanta Falcons will be without wide receiver Julio Jones this weekend. Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

Falcons WR Julio Jones ruled out against Buccaneers

By Erin Walsh | Last updated Dec 18, 2020 11:12 AM ET

Julio Jones has been nursing a hamstring injury throughout the duration of the 2020 season. The Atlanta Falcons wide receiver has missed a number of games because of the injury, and now he's set to miss another.

Falcons interim head coach Raheem Morris announced Friday that Jones has been ruled out for Sunday's matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Falcons’ WR Julio Jones is out this week, the team announced.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 18, 2020

Jason Butt of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Morris anticipates Jones having a chance to play in the team's final two games of the season.

Raheem Morris anticipates Julio Jones will have a shot to play in the final two games. The team isn't talking about shutting him down at this time.
— Jason Butt (@JasonHButt) December 18, 2020

Jones has appeared in nine games this season, catching the ball 51 times for 771 yards and three touchdowns. If Morris rules him out for the remainder of the year, it will be his first season since 2013 without 1,000 receiving yards, though he probably won't reach that mark even if he plays the team's final two games.

Erin Walsh

Erin Walsh is a Boston sports fan through and through. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Bridgewater State University and currently is in pursuit of her Master's Degree in Journalism from Northeastern University. Follow her on Twitter @ewalsh90

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