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in his negotiators. Because he just offered two of his players something few players enjoy.Via D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Stitched Ryan Schraeder Jersey , Blank said that wide receiver Julio Jones and defensive tackle Grady Jarrett weren’t going anywhere, anytime soon.“They are both great players, both Grady and Julio,” Blank said. “They both will be Falcons for life. I feel pretty good, comfortable and confident in saying that.”Jarrett’s currently sitting on the franchise tag, which would pay him $15.2 million for a year, and Blank said they’re currently working on a longer-term answer. Keeping Jones paid on par with his production is difficult anyway Youth Ryan Schraeder Jersey , and the recent Antonio Brown deal didn’t help.“With Julio, we’ve been in touch with both Julio and his agent,” Blank said. “We are working on that. . . .“These deals, the size of these deals today are becoming big. They’ve always been big, but are becoming bigger, now and you have to work them into a pattern that makes sense in terms of other players that you have coming up.“So, there is a salary cap. It’s a hard salary cap. We don’t get the chance to spend whatever we want on these players. We have to balance not only what we need for today Stitched Andy Levitre Jersey , but what are our needs for the next couple of years as well.”Of course, the salary cap keeps going up $10 million a year or more, which means revenues are going up as well. That means Blank can well afford the monetary part (at least until he decides they’re overpaid and decides to break the contract). Per Jeff Schultz of The Athletic, Jones could have a pay bump within the next few weeks."Thanks to increased cap space and greater spending on wide receivers, we have seen the same Julio Jones story for the past year. Jones, easily the best wide receiver in the NFL, saw his record-breaking contract eclipsed by countless of other pass catchers. He is currently 12th in average salary per year Youth Andy Levitre Jersey , sandwiched between Stefon Diggs and Allen Robinson.Jones easily outplays pass catchers like Davante Adams, Jarvis Landry, and Sammy Watkins, but makes millions less than each. The Falcons certainly want to get Jones an extension to keep him in Atlanta past 2020. Good teams don’t play hardball with their generational talent. Per Jeff Schultz of The Athletic, the Falcons are close to a new deal.The smart money is Jones becoming (again) the highest paid wide receiver in the league. Teams have been paying top players $16 million per year or more in the last few seasons, with Odell Beckham, Jr. as the top player averaging $18 million per year. The extension Stitched Jake Matthews Jersey , assuming it does indeed happen, should keep Jones in Atlanta until about 2023. The Falcons will probably wait until after the draft to get the finer points ironed out with Jones’ agent.