The Falcons filed an injury report after holding a walkthrough on Monday and they listed wide receiver Julio Jones as out because of hamstring and toe injuries.
Jones has been a regular on the injury report in recent weeks and dropped from being probable in Week Four to questionable for Week Five’s game against the Redskins. Jones played, but the quick turnaround to playing on Thursday could make this week more problematic.
Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Falcons are “uncertain” about whether Jones’s hamstring will be well enough for him to play when the team takes on the Saints. Jones said after Sunday’s game that he expected to play even though he won’t be 100 percent.
“I know you can’t play this game 100 percent,” Jones said, via ESPN.com. “It’s very rare that you can be able to play this game at 100 percent. You can do one thing; you can’t do both: You can’t pray and then worry at the same time. I pray, and that’s it. And then I just go play. Whatever happens, happens.”
Tuesday will bring an actual practice for the Falcons and a chance to see if Jones will participate, although his importance to the team probably means a full session isn’t a prerequisite for being in the lineup in New Orleans.
