7-time Pro Bowl receiver Julio Jones signs 1-year deal with Buccaneers: reports
33-year-old links up with Tom Brady, deep receiving group in Tampa Bay
Seven-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Julio Jones is signing a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, ESPN reported Tuesday.
Jones, 33, was a disappointment last season in his only campaign with the Tennessee Titans. He established career lows of 31 receptions, 434 yards and one touchdown in just 10 games due to multiple hamstring injuries.
He caught six passes for 62 yards when the Titans were upset 19-16 by the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC divisional round of the playoffs.
Jones played his first 10 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons before being dealt to Tennessee in June 2021 with a 2023 sixth-round pick for a 2022 second-round pick and a conditional 2023 fourth-round pick.
Seven-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Julio Jones is signing a one-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, per source. The soon-to-be 45-year Tom Brady now will have a chance to throw to the 33-year-old Jones.<br><br>More on ESPN’s NFL Live. <a href="https://t.co/IZQ4rMuEUo">pic.twitter.com/IZQ4rMuEUo</a>
—@AdamSchefterJones holds Falcons' career records of 848 receptions and 12,896 yards. His 60 touchdown receptions rank second behind Roddy White (63).
On Tuesday, the Buccaneers opened a spot on the training camp roster by waiving tight end Codey McElroy, 29, with an injury designation. He spent much of his time with the team on the practice squad but appeared in one game in 2019 and two in 2021. He made one catch for 30 yards.
