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Posted: 10:50 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013

Practice report: Falcons WR Julio Jones not practicing  

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Sept. 29, 2013
Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones picks up short yardage as he is brought down by Patriots defensive back Devin McCourty in the first half.

By D. Orlando Ledbetter

FLOWERY BRANCH – The open practice portion is over for Tuesday.

Here’s the attendance as the team was set to hold its “Falcons on Falcons” practice to work out their redzone problems on offense and their third-down defense.

Linebacker Paul Worrilow (knee), wide receiver Julio Jones (knee), running back Steven Jackson (hamstring) and cornerback Asante Samuel (thigh) did not have their helmets and likely were not practicing.

Left tackle Sam Baker  (knee and ankle) and linebacker Akeem Dent (sprained right ankle) did not attend the open portion of practice.

Jones turned in his third straight 100-yard game on Sunday night against New England, catching six passes for 108 yards (18.0 yards per reception). Jones caught three passes for 86 yards, including a 49-yard pass in the fourth quarter.

Jones leads the NFL with 481 receiving yards. He is averaging 120.2 yards receiving per game, which also leads the league. His 33 receptions lead the NFC and rank third behind Houston’s Andre Johnson (34) and New England’s Julian Edelman (34) for the league lead.

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