Falcons’ Julio Jones is a game-time decision

Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones, who suffered a shoulder injury against the Bucs, is a game-time decision for when the Falcons face the Saints at 8:20 p.m. Thursday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

“The reason for that would be that just to make sure that he’s got full strength of the ability to use his shoulder,” Falcons coach Dan Quinn said. “If he has that, we’ll let him go. It’s close to that, but I want to make sure that, with all of the players, make sure that they are able to be at their best. He’s made big improvement, but we’ll take it all the way to up until the game and make sure that he can be himself with contact and strength, all the things that he needs.

“We’ll have to question him to see where it can go to, but knowing him, he’s putting in the work to try and get himself ready to roll.”