{"id":171764,"date":"2025-04-05T05:10:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T05:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/alabama\/the-legendary-julio-jones-hangs-them-up\/"},"modified":"2025-04-05T05:10:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T05:10:39","slug":"the-legendary-julio-jones-hangs-them-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=171764","title":{"rendered":"The legendary Julio Jones hangs them up."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"6QtKpv\">Sometimes a player comes along who is such a transcendent talent that it is apparent even when they are a child how special they are. <\/p>\n<p id=\"Kqaqhv\">Alabama has been fortunate enough to have more than its share of such guys, but perhaps no one will be so firmly cemented in lore, as embedded as the cornerstone of a dynasty and the genesis of modern Alabama football, as Julio Jones. <\/p>\n<aside id=\"9Tb1iz\">\n<\/aside>\n<p id=\"y6skJO\">After a football career that has now spanned almost two decades, the 13-year NFL veteran hung up his cleats today. <\/p>\n<div id=\"K7F2KK\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Julio Jones, one of the best WRs of all-time, announced his retirement on the social media app, \u201cSquad\u201d. Here is the video: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VuGbs4EpR9\">pic.twitter.com\/VuGbs4EpR9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1908277766363172930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"p-entry-hr\" id=\"MOw0IQ\"\/>\n<div id=\"tyj3Rb\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Julio Jones is retiring<\/p>\n<p>fastest player to&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;10,000 rec yds<br \/>&#8230;11,000 rec yds<br \/>&#8230;12,000 rec yds<br \/>&#8230;13,000 rec yds<\/p>\n<p>most seasons averaging 100 yds\/game<\/p>\n<p>most games with 250+ receiving yards<\/p>\n<p>an absolute legend<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U1QOb68lT8\">pic.twitter.com\/U1QOb68lT8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SharpFootball\/status\/1908288432532537494?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"6fR5Iu\">I\u2019m not Wikipedia. I\u2019m not going to rattle off one impressive accomplishment after another. Sometimes he truly did just have to be seen to be believed. <\/p>\n<div id=\"zQosKD\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Julio Jones Official Alabama Highlights 2010\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ggUYN2SuChc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"zhGcjK\">Everyone has their personal highlight reel moment from Julio. For me it was the annual tradition of making Patrick Peterson his son, especially the sideline scamper to break open the 2009 LSU contest.  Those moments, those titles, and his belief in Nick Saban\u2019s vision and what Alabama football could be, are writ in crimson flame.<\/p>\n<p id=\"oIvqM0\">For that, and so many other reasons, No. 8 will always belong to the incomparable Julio. <\/p>\n<aside id=\"63wEii\">\n<\/aside>\n<p id=\"Rfb8gk\">Have a great retirement. You have earned it. <\/p>\n<p id=\"sIcDTB\">Next stop, Canton. <br \/>Roll Tide<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-float-right\">\n<aside id=\"l87EDa\"><q>What is your favorite Julio Jones moment: professional or college?<\/q><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"TSJ9rJ\">\n<section class=\"c-poll\" data-cid=\"apps\/poll-1743828469_3996_12512\" data-cdata=\"{\" title=\"\" julio=\"\" the=\"\" goat=\"\" at=\"\" wide=\"\" receiver=\"\">\n<h3 class=\"p-breaker-head\"><span class=\"p-breaker-head__wrapper\">Poll<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4>Is Julio the \u2018Bama GOAT at wide receiver?<\/h4>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes a player comes along who is such a transcendent talent that it is apparent even when they are a child how special they are. 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