fuego Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Falcons All-Pro wide receiver Julio Jones will get "a few'' reps in Saturday night's exhibition game against the Arizona Cardinals, according to a league source. Jones, who underwent foot surgery in March, did not play in Atlanta's first two preseason contests. But Jones got some work in 11-on-11 during Thursday's final practice leading into the game, which apparently indicated his playing status. He did not participate in 11-on-11 during the final practice leading into last Sunday's game at Pittsburgh. "I'm feeling good,'' Jones said Thursday. "Me and [head coach Dan Quinn], we'll talk it over. If I'm ready to go, I'll go out there and play Saturday. I mean it's football. I'm ready to go whenever.'' The Falcons held a closed walk-through on Friday at Atlanta's new $1.5 billion Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and Jones received clearance to play. The third exhibition typically is the "dress rehearsal'' for the regular season, meaning the starters see extended action. In last season's third preseason game against the Miami Dolphins, MVP quarterback Matt Ryan saw 33 plays, which were half of the offensive snaps. Jones played just 10 snaps in that game. Quinn already ruled out running back Devonta Freeman for Saturday, while Freeman goes through the final stages of the concussion protocol. Freeman, who ran full-speed sprints earlier in the week, is not expected to play in the final exhibition on Thursday against the Jacksonville Jaguars but could return to practice next week. The status of Falcons receiver Taylor Gabriel for Saturday's matchup with the Cardinals remains unclear. Gabriel has been limited in the preseason due to a lower leg injury but appeared to have his full explosiveness back this week. The Falcons open the regular season on Sept. 10 at Chicago. http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/20459555/atlanta-falcons-wr-julio-jones-see-action-preseason-game-vs-arizona-cardinals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCEagleATLFalcon Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Oof. I mean, I love me some Julio. I'm excited to see him. But I'm gun-shy after watching Edelman likely knocked out for the year. Roll Julio in bubble wrap and ship him to Chicago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuego Posted August 25, 2017 Author Share Posted August 25, 2017 I missed that about Edelman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCEagleATLFalcon Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Just now, fuego said: I missed that about Edelman. Nothing official yet but looked a heck of a lot like an ACL. Non-contact. He limped off the field, went into a tent, and then was carted off when he came out of tent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandtrap Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Let him get a play in or two . It's the first game in our shiny new home. Preseason or not, Julio should suit up and walk out on that field with his brothers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B.N. Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 4 minutes ago, sandtrap said: Let him get a play in or two . It's the first game in our shiny new home. Preseason or not, Julio should suit up and walk out on that field with his brothers. Yup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
likeriver Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 7 minutes ago, sandtrap said: Let him get a play in or two . It's the first game in our shiny new home. Preseason or not, Julio should suit up and walk out on that field with his brothers. If I know Julio (and I don't), he wants to be out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoddyWhite84 Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 19 minutes ago, BCEagleATLFalcon said: Oof. I mean, I love me some Julio. I'm excited to see him. But I'm gun-shy after watching Edelman likely knocked out for the year. Roll Julio in bubble wrap and ship him to Chicago. Pretty much the only wins we need is seeing everyone on the field in Chicago the rest I could give a **** about honestly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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