Julio Jones sets new single-season receiving mark
Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones became the franchise’s all-time leader in receptions in a single season with a 12-yard catch in the third quarter on Sunday.
Falcons wide receiver Roddy White held the mark of 115 catches in a season, which he accomplished during the 2010 campaign.
Jones had 109 catches for 1,426 yards before facing the Jaguars. He had eight catches for 113 yards going into the fourth quarter. The 12-yard grab was Jones’ seventh of the game.
With two games left to play, Jones has an outside shot of breaking the league mark of 143 catches in a season which is held by former Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Marvin Harrison. He set that mark in 2002.
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Honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his "long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football," D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. has covered the NFL 28 seasons. A graduate of Howard University, he's a winner of Georgia Sportswriter of the Year and three Associated Press Sports Editor awards.
