· julio jones gambled the atlanta falcons would stay true to their word and give him a contract extension, showing up to camp and not creating an distraction as talks were ongoing. The long-awaited contract extension was announced by the team saturday as a three-year deal. All of them were paid handsomely before week 1. Julio jones will be a falcon for life – or at least for the foreseeable future. Julio jones contract and salary cap details, including signing bonus, guaranteed salary, dead money, roster bonuses, and contract history Atlanta -- the atlanta falcons have agreed to a five-year contract extension with julio jones that is expected to rank with recent deals paid to other top wide receivers. Falcons general manager thomas dimitroff did not reveal the … On , jones became the all-time career receptions leader for the falcons. · atlanta falcons receiver julio jones has agreed to a contract extension that will make him the highest paid receiver in the nfl. · after months of quiet negotiations, the falcons and receiver julio jones finally have agreed to a new contract extension, the team announced saturday. · during the offseason, falcons owner arthur blank vowed to take care of jones, defensive tackle grady jarrett, and linebacker deion jones. · when new orleans saints receiver michael thomas signed a five-year deal worth more than $96 million, including almost $61 million guaranteed, that set a huge market for jones’ extension. · the falcons and julio jones came to terms on a three-year extension worth $66 million, according to espn, bringing to an end jones’ quest to put pen to paper on a new deal.
