Julio Jones Injury: Updates on Falcons Star's Hip and Return

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones suffered a hip injury during the team's game against the Green Bay Packers on Dec. 8. Jones had an unbelievable performance, racking up 259 yards and a touchdown on 11 catches. He was inactive for Week 15, but returned for Week 16.

Continue for updates.

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Jones Practices on Friday, Questionable for Week 17

Friday, Dec. 26

D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has the latest on Jones via Instagram:

Jay Adams of Falcons.com reported on Jones' status for Sunday:

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Jones Active for Week 16

Sunday, Dec. 21

The Falcons confirmed Jones was not on the team's inactive list:

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Jones Takes Part in Saturday Walkthrough

Saturday, Dec. 20

Vaughn McClure of ESPN has an update on Jones:

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Jones Absent For Practice, Listed as Questionable

Friday, Dec. 19

The Falcons officially updated his status:

ESPN's Vaughn McClure has the latest on Jones at practice:

D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has more detail: 

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Jones has a big test run on Saturday before the team leaves for New Orleans.

How he recovers from the run by Sunday morning will determine if he will play against the Saints. Falcons coach Mike Smith said this week he expects Jones will be ready to play Sunday.

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Jones Still Held Out

Thursday, Dec. 18

ESPN.com's Vaughn McClure reported Thursday that Jones is still not practicing:   

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Jones Does Not Practice

Wednesday, Dec. 17  

D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported on Julio Jones from Falcons practice, as the star player did not participate during the open portion.

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Jones Expected to Play in Week 16

Monday, Dec. 15

After missing Week 15, head coach Mike Smith said he expects Julio Jones to return to the lineup for Week 16, via the Falcons.

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Jones Out for Week 15

Sunday, Dec. 14

The Falcons announced Jones' status:

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Jones Continues to Improve, Will be Game-Time Decision

Saturday, Dec. 13

ESPN's Ed Werder has an update on Julio Jones:

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Jones Listed as Questionable, Misses Friday Practice

Friday, Dec. 12

The Falcons have an update on Jones:

ESPN's Vaughn McClure reported on Jones' status:

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Jones Did Not Practice on Thursday

Thursday, Dec. 11

D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported on Julio Jones from Falcons practice as the star player tries to recover from a hip injury suffered on Monday vs. Green Bay.:

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Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones (hip), safety William Moore (foot) and cornerback Robert Alford (fracture wrist) were not on the field with the rest of the team during the open portion of practice on Thursday.

Coach Mike Smith said not practicing wouldn’t necessarily preclude Jones or Moore from playing against the Steelers at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Georgia Dome.

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Smith later spoke on his star's status, via the Falcons:

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Jones' Status Unknown for Week 15

Wednesday, Dec. 10

Vaughn McClure of ESPN reported on what he was hearing regarding Julio Jones' status for the week:

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Mike Smith Hopes Jones Will Play vs. Pittsburgh 

Tuesday, Dec. 9

The Falcons provided an update on Jones' status from head coach Mike Smith:

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Jones Injured Hip in Loss to Green Bay 

Monday, Dec. 8

The team's official Twitter account had the news: 

ESPN's Vaughn McClure reported on how he looked on the sidelines late in the fourth:

He would not return.

The Pro Bowler, who was in the middle of the best game of his career, had 259 yards on 11 receptions with a touchdown before exiting and will likely cede a majority of his snaps to Harry Douglas. Douglas, who has battled foot problems all season, returned in Week 10 and has slowly worked his way back into the offense.

Jones was limited to five games in 2013 after fracturing his foot for the second time in his short career but has largely been healthy this season. He had an illness before the Falcons' Week 12 clash with the Cleveland Browns, but the physical ailments have been largely nonexistent.

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