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Falcons WR Julio Jones will not play Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, according to Jason Butt of the Atlanta Journal Constitutional.

Russell Gage gets boosted with the news. Jones may be a long shot to play the rest of the season with Atlanta playing for pride.

Atlanta Falcons superstar wide receiver Julio Jones missed Thursday's practice session due to a hamstring injury.

Julio missed Week 14 with the injury and appears to be headed towards another inactive. He will likely need to practice in some fashion on Friday for the Falcons to feel comfortable clearing him. Calvin Ridley will remain the Falcons top option with Julio sidelined, with Russell Gage being bumped up to our WR37 of the week. Ridley is our third-ranked receiver for Week 15 and with Atlanta expected to be in catch-up mode, is in line for a potentially massive game for semifinals week. This is a situation to monitor, but fantasy managers should have their contingency options ready.

Falcons interim Head Coach Raheem Morris called wide receiver Julio Jones "week-to-week" due to his ongoing hamstring issues on Wednesday.

It's possible we don't see Jones back on the field this season in what is another lost year for the Falcons. It doesn't sound like Jones will play in Week 15, and the comments and reports out of Atlanta cast plenty of doubt on his Week 16 status as well. While Jones is out, Calvin Ridley should continue to see a large target share and Russell Gage will see a significant bump in snaps.