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asingly meaningless Takkarist McKinley Jersey On Sale , teams are increasingly deciding not to risk injury to their star players. Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones is the latest example.Jones told reporters that he will not play at all in any of the Falcons’ preseason games this year. Jones didn’t play in the preseason last year, either, and the year before he appeared in just one preseason game and didn’t catch a pass.Although Jones and the Falcons are in the process of renegotiating his contract, there’s no indication that sitting out the preseason is any kind of contract holdout. Instead, it’s just acknowledging the reality that Jones and Matt Ryan have played together for years and are already on the same page Takkarist McKinley Jersey Sale , and any benefit they might get from running some live plays together is far outweighed by the risk of injury.Jones will prove to be far from the only NFL star who sits out the preseason. <em>Atlanta Falcons (10-6) vs. Los Angeles Rams (11-5)</em><em>Saturday, 5:15p on NBC</em><em>Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum </em>The Rams are back in the postseason and face a stiff challenge vs. Atlanta.We asked our friend Zach Dillard from FOX Sports South to give us a little breakdown on the visiting Falcons:76: The Atlanta Falcons’ defense played four games against running backs who finished top-six in the NFL in rushing this season: LeSean McCoy, Mark Ingram and Jordan Howard. The highest individual rushing total Atlanta allowed in those games was 76 yards to McCoy in Week 4 against the Buffalo Bills. With the league’s second-leading rusher on tap in Todd Gurley, the Falcons’ 13th-ranked rushing defense — a group that has allowed 100 yards or more on the ground in just one of its past six games — faces its biggest test to date. <noscript></noscript>Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports 4: Falcons superstar Julio Jones (above) tied an NFL record with his fourth consecutive season collecting 1,400 or more receiving yards Replica Takkarist McKinley Jersey , finishing among the league’s top three receivers each time. The only other player to accomplish the feat? Hall of Famer and former Colts star Marvin Harrison, whose streak lasted from 1999 to 2003. The Rams ranked 13th in passing yards allowed and only nine defenses gave up fewer touchdowns through the air this season. Still, Jones presents a significant challenge.44.7: Matt Ryan & Co. know how to extend drives. The Falcons were the NFL’s most efficient third-down team this season, converting on 44.7 percent of their opportunities. In terms of yards per play, this wild-card matchup presents two of the league’s most explosive offenses Stitched Takkarist McKinley Jersey , so the focus falls on which defense can come up with stops.