According to ESPN senior NFL reporter Jeremy Fowler, there are three teams who best fit Julio Jones' desire to play for a deep-ball QB. Those teams are the Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks and Tennessee Titans.
A seven-time Pro Bowl pick with two All-Pro first-team selections, Jones has caught 848 passes for 12,896 yards (15.2 average) and 60 touchdowns in 135 regular-season games (134 starts) from 2011-20. Selected by the Falcons as the 2011 NFL Draft's No. 6 overall pick, Jones immediately became a top playmaker, following an illustrious three-year career at Alabama from 2008-10.
During Sunday morning’s edition of ESPN’s SportsCenter, Fowler broke down why each of the three teams would be a good fit for the star wideout.
"Well, there's certainly a few," Fowler said. "Let's start with the LA Rams. And I think that's partly why the Rams got involved in this. 'Look, we just got (quarterback) Matthew Stafford, one of the best deep-ball throwers, best arms in the league. You've got (head coach) Sean McVay, the great offensive mind. Come to LA, let's have some fun.' But teams are still having a problem with some of the money involved, the draft-pick capital they'd have to give up. I think the Rams are in that boat. So haven't been overly involved in recent days, but the Rams are always lurking, always willing to give up first-round picks.
"Now, let's go to Seattle, another team that's typically aggressive on the trade market. (Quarterback) Russell Wilson — we saw 'let Russ cook' all this year, especially the first 8 to 10 games. Probably the best deep-ball thrower in the entire league. He loves Julio Jones, would love to play for him. Seattle knows that. I think they have a little bit of problem with the money, that 15-million salary. They wouldn't want to do that and give up a high pick — I know that. But they have at least internally still been discussing this.
"Now, Tennessee and (quarterback Ryan Tannehill — Tennessee came up the most around the league this last week on teams that could be aggressive in getting Julio. I know they're still monitoring the situation. Still have some interest, to some degree, but haven't really pulled the trigger. But Tannehill, the last few years he's shown he's got the deep ball and the arm to get this done, coming off the play action. He's got Derrick Henry. Everybody's worried about him. Tannehill will drop back and throw a rainbow for a guy like Julio Jones to get under the ball."
Despite the Titans emerging as one of the favorites to land Jones, one former NFL quarterback says the acquisition of the All-Pro playmaker would be a head-scratcher for the AFC South franchise.
"I think they’re a better team if he’s on it, but to be honest, nothing would surprise me,” ESPN analyst Tim Hasselbeck said Wednesday on Get Up. “Corey Davis, who they drafted, they didn’t pick up his fifth-year option and he’s a free agent. He signs a three-year deal with the Jets. If you’re the Titans, why would you pay three years, $37 million which is what’s left on Julio’s contract for a 32 or 33-year-old wide receiver?
"To me, he makes the Titans better, but the Titans giving up what Atlanta wants to get for him when they could’ve just kept Corey Davis … that to me feels like a ship without a rudder if they go that direction.”
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