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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. – Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Quinn said he had known for some time that Julio Jones, five-time Pro Bowl receiver, would show up at the training camp despite the dispute contracted by Jones.
night where a contract adjustment had been made with Jones' current agreement to increase his expected salary of $ 10.5 million for 2018 rather than reworking the deal with three years and $ 34.426 million remaining dollars. The adjustment is expected to raise Jones 'salary by at least $ 2 million, and chief executive Thomas Dimitroff said the Falcons plan to renegotiate Jones' contract in 2019. Jones initially signed a contract of $ 71.25 million in August 2015 Quinn had the feeling that Jones was back at the training camp when Jones joined Matt Ryan and other offensive teammates for a week of training. training in California. July 16: Jones did not show up for mandatory minicamp or offseason workouts.
"I probably did not feel the same stress as you and the fan base," Quinn said. "I know that there were reports about him I did not come … I knew he was coming to the camp for a while and that's part of good communication, from coaches player, it's not necessarily where I did not expect to be here.
"But I'm happy, between Thomas and their team, usually when there is has something to do, they work together and find a way to understand it. I think it's a good example between Thomas and Jimmy [Sexton] who is Julio's portrayal.
Dimitroff clbadified the talks by discussing the reasons why the parties could not solve the problem sooner.
All, at least from our point of view, this was not the case, " said Dimitroff. "And I've never had that feeling of Jimmy Sexton … you can have win-win solutions.They do not have to be polemical." [19659002] Dimitroff began Thursday's press conference by explaining how the Falcons felt optimistic throughout the process. "As you all know, this is an organization headed by Arthur Blank who believes in culture, who believes in the management of business, taking care of our people, taking care of players right now and treating people right, of this culture, of our approach, all of them. was set up for us and we had the impression of reaching a good agreement
"We were very It's creative in the way we put it together. This adjustment is neutral from the ceiling and allows us to continue to focus on the other players we focus on Jake Matthews, Grady Jarrett and Ricardo Allen [to extensions] in the relatively near future. [19659002] Dimitroff stated that Blank did not intervene in the contract negotiations.
Quinn had not spoken to Jones on Thursday afternoon. Dimitroff says the contract adjustment is ready for Jones to sign …
"I'm not waiting for his dorm," Quinn laughs.
A journalist asked Quinn what the odds were for the Falcons at the Super Bowl without Jones.
"It would be hard to say that no one is non-replaceable that way," says Quinn, "but that will certainly give you a better shot."
The Falcons conduct their first training at the training camp on Friday morning.
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