STOP THE PRESSES! Never mind a market value contract, the Falcons need to bring this important piece of news to the negotiating table. Three years left on his deal or not, Julio Jones efforts have exceeded his pay grade enough for his holdout to seem reasonable. Still, how can that be our primary concern here when we should be asking the most important question known to man or woman...WHAT ABOUT THE KIDS?!? I understand wanting to be compensated fairly while inside his relatively short earning window in a barbaric game of sub-concussive collisions that's liable to literally break him before it breaks the bank on him. However, what would little Julio think if he found out his favorite player was motivated by the almighty dollar while he was still emulating his moves down by the schoolyard? Would it really kill him any faster than the game of football already is to just once take note of the Wu-Tang Clan's motto of being "for the children"? I mean, how are those fickle little 5th graders going to get to sleep at night without the comfort of knowing their team's most talented offensive player will be on the field during the first week of the season? Bet the silent-but-deadly wide receiver didn't think of the feelings of those still playing soft toss when he decided to play hard ball with the team they root for on Sundays! I get not wanting to come into camp and risk his health running the same old route tree for an organization that won't even put a couple more drops in the bucket used to water his money tree, but to do so at the risk of leaving one less screen saved?! Has the man no shame! I'm going to give Buck Lanford the benefit of the doubt that most television personalities haven't earned in assuming that the 'Good Day Atlanta' co-anchor was just showing his sense of humor on social media. Still, even in jest, abusing the innocence of the kids will never not be considered the lowest blow of bargaining chips.
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