NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported the Falcons have agreed to send their star wide receiver to the Titans, along with a 2023 sixth-round pick, in exchange for 2022 second-round and 2023 fourth-round selections. The two teams later confirmed the deal, which will be official in the coming days following Jones' physical.
Tennessee avoided having to part with a first-round pick to acquire the seven-time Pro Bowler but is on the hook for all of his $15.3 million salary for 2021 and the remaining two years of his contract, Rapoport added. For the Falcons, who still assume $7.75 million in dead money, shedding Jones' larger cap hit allows them to sign their entire draft class.
Of course, it also gives the Titans one of the premier players in the game.
