Atlanta Falcons allegedly turned down “mega deal” involving Julio Jones

Rumors swirled around Twitter Tuesday that the Atlanta Falcons turned down a blockbuster trade offer from the New England Patriots on draft night that would have sent the fourth overall pick and Julio Jones to the Patriots.

The allegation was made by Patriots Beat Reporter @SpikeKing76 on Tuesday via Twitter that on draft night that the Patriots reached out to the Atlanta Falcons about completing a trade for Julio Jones and the fourth overall selection from the 2021 NFL Draft.

As we all know, the general manager Terry Fontenot took all calls on potential trades that included the Falcons’ top-five pick in 2021 but ultimately decided to keep the pick and go with the best non-quarterback in the draft – Kyle Pitts.

Maybe the Atlanta Falcons aren’t going to trade Julio Jones after all

The Twitter account made no mention of what the Patriots offered for Julio and the fourth overall but the account has earned the trust of thousands of Patriots fans as he has broken some big-time news over the years about the franchise – most recently he released the Patriots full schedule long before the NFL did.

The only team that NFL insiders have verified reached out to the Atlanta Falcons was the Baltimore Ravens as they look to improve their offense around former MVP Lamar Jackson.

While we all know Fontenot has taken phone calls from teams about Julio and the speculation around the fan base is that he will be traded, that certainly does not mean that is the case. We also know that his teammates love and respect him – getting rid of that guy would not go over well in the locker room.

While no more big moves will be made before June 1st, the Atlanta Falcons will have to make some sort of move or two in order to free up the nearly $7 million that they are going to need just to sign the entire rookie draft class.

Trading Julio is not the only move that they can make in order to free up cash, so it will be interesting to see what avenue Fontenot decides to pursue as he looks to free up cash in the coming weeks.