Julio to attend Falcons camp after reportedly agreeing to revised contract
All is well between the Atlanta Falcons and star wide receiver Julio Jones, who will now report to training camp Thursday, the team announced.
Jones, who skipped Atlanta's mandatory minicamp, reportedly agreed to a revised contract that adjusts his salary for the upcoming season, according to NFL.com's Ian Rapoport.
"We have had continued dialogue all offseason with Julio and his representation. We have come to an agreement with Julio, and we will re-address everything in 2019. I appreciate everyone's hard work and communication on this," general manager Thomas Dimitroff said in an official statement.
"This adjustment does not impede us from working on other extensions with other key members of our football team. We will continue to work on those contracts going forward."
Atlanta converted roughly $2 million of Jones' 2019 salary into a bonus for this year, a source told Jeff Schultz of The Atlantic.
The perennial Pro Bowler was set to make a base salary of $10.5 million, with his average annual salary of $14.2 million - after his a five-year, $71-million extension from 2015 - ranking ninth among wide receivers.
Both Jones and the Falcons were reportedly "working intensively" throughout the day to come to terms on an adjustment prior to camp opening.
The 29-year-old has gone for over 1,400 yards in each of the past four seasons. He grabbed three touchdowns for the 10-win Falcons in 2017 and finished second in the league with 1,444 yards receiving.
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