Update Out for the year: Julio Jones broke the screw in his surgically repaired foot

[Bonecrusher#31]

Report: Julio Jones broke the screw in his surgically repaired foot
Posted by Michael David Smith on October 8, 2013, 7:56 PM EDT


The foot injury suffered by Falcons receiver Julio Jones on Monday night is reportedly related to the foot surgery he had before his rookie year.

Veteran NFL reporter Jason Cole reports that Jones, who leads the league with 41 catches, broke the screw that was put in his foot in that 2011 surgery.

I’m not a doctor, but my official diagnosis is ouch. And the fact that Jones kept playing and made a sensational 46-yard catch with a broken screw in his foot makes me feel like the guy who passes out in that “You wouldn’t make it in pro football” commercial.

But Jones has a history of shrugging off his foot problems. The 2011 injury happened before the Scouting Combine, but he delayed surgery, ran at the Combine and put on a sensational performance despite running with a broken bone in his foot.

Jones is expected to get a second opinion on Wednesday, but the initial diagnosis is that he’s going to need another surgery and will miss the rest of the season. That’s terrible news for a player who was having an outstanding year.

 

[Midswat]

Got to admit, I thought Julio was a bust waiting to happen when he was drafted.

But he's right there with Dez and AJ Green as far as best young receivers in the NFL.

 

[dbair1967]

Got to admit, I thought Julio was a bust waiting to happen when he was drafted.

But he's right there with Dez and AJ Green as far as best young receivers in the NFL.

you do know Julio is homo right?

 

[Jon88]

I'd be willing to bet Julio doesn't speak a word of Spanish.

 

[Bonecrusher#31]

Julio Jones out for season
Posted by Michael David Smith on October 9, 2013, 5:35 PM EDT


Julio Jones’s season has come to an end.

Jones, the Falcons receiver who is leading the NFL in catches, will have surgery next week, Chris Mortensen of ESPN first reported, and PFT has confirmed. The surgery’s recovery time will cause Jones to miss the rest of the year.

The loss of Jones is devastating for the Falcons, who are already one of the most disappointing teams in the NFL. At 1-4, the Falcons are already four games behind the Saints in the NFC South, and losing their best offensive playmaker virtually guarantees that the Falcons won’t be able to catch up.

Jones suffered the injury in Monday night’s loss to the Jets but played through it, even making a sensational one-handed catch for a 46-yard gain after he had already suffered the injury that would finish his 2013 season.

Now Jones will have surgery and focus on getting ready for 2014.