The Atlanta Falcons are "uncertain" if Julio Jones will be able to play Thursday night in New Orleans, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Julio Jones questionable for Thursday night
A hamstring injury might keep the league’s leading wide receiver out of Atlanta’s NFC South battle against the Saints.
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Still, head coach Dan Quinn said Tuesday that he expects Jones to play against the Saints:
Dan Quinn said they anticipate Julio Jones playing on Thursday.
— Tiffany Blackmon (@tiffblackmon) October 13, 2015 Jones has been dealing with a right hamstring injury since Week 1 and injured his toes in Week 4 against the Texans. He's been a regular on the team's injury report all season but has yet to miss a game this year.
Jones has been held out and limited in multiple practices and was listed as questionable for Atlanta’s Week 5 game against Washington before eventually taking the field and catching five balls for 67 yards in the Falcons’ 25-19 win.
After the game, Jones told ESPN's Josina Anderson that he "felt great," but it's the strained right hamstring that might keep him out of the undefeated Falcons' Thursday matchup against their NFC South rivals, according to Schefter. That said, Jones made it clear on Sunday that he does plan on attempting to play this week.
“I know you can’t play this game 100 percent,” Jones said, via ESPN. “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.”
On the season, Jones has caught a league-high 43 balls for 545 yards (second in the NFL, behind only DeAndre Hopkins) and four touchdowns.
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