Falcons star wide receiver Julio Jones wants his contract amended before the 2018 season starts - a request Atlanta is likely to grant him due to his standing on the team and his high level of production, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported Friday.
Jones is currently set to make $10.5 million in the third season of a five-year, $71.25-million extension that was signed in 2015.
Rapoport added that Jones isn't expected to attend voluntary OTAs next week, but that it isn't "a big deal to the Falcons," as the team understands the wideout has non-football interests to attend to. Jones also missed most of last year's OTAs while vacationing in China.
Jones continued to play at an elite level in 2017, catching 88 passes for 1,444 yards and three touchdowns as the top weapon in the Falcons' high-flying offense.
