Falcons' Julio Jones: I'm 'back to the old Julio'

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones is eight months removed from foot surgery that derailed his season, but says he finally feels like himself again.

Jones told the Journal-Constitution on Tuesday that he's "feeling great," even though he isn't practicing yet:

I am back doing the little things I used to do. I am back to the old Julio. I feel like I am actually stronger now. I’ve been doing back squats loading up and getting my quads more stronger more so than my hamstrings. That might have been a problem as well. [I’m trying] to balance my strength in my quads and my glutes to make sure everything is equal so I don’t put that amount of force and pressure on the outside of my foot.

Jones admitted this week that he literally had a screw loose (in his foot from a previous operation) when he left the team's Week 5 loss to the New York Jets last season.