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Falcons’ Julio Jones Out for Season

Posted byBy ABS Contributor | Published on: | Updated on March 25, 2016 CommentsComments (0)

Atlanta Falcons coach Mike Smith recently released information about his team’s latest major injury.

According to Smith, Pro Bowl wide receiver Julio Jones could miss the rest of the season with a foot injury suffered during Monday’s 30-28 home loss to the New York Jets.

“He saw our doctors this morning,” Smith said Tuesday. “He is going to have a second opinion tomorrow. The first reports were not encouraging, but we will wait and see what the second opinion comes back as.”

The struggling Falcons, who are 1-4, have lost all four games by an average of 4.8 points. That record drops them four games behind division-leading New Orleans, who are 5-0.

Jones will be a major loss because Atlanta’s offense has not been able to put it together late in potential game-winning situations.

“We’re disappointed,” Smith said. “We’re discouraged. I think we’re living proof of how close games are in the NFL. It comes down to a handful of plays, and we haven’t made them. In years past, we’ve been in games like these and we’ve made the plays.”

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