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Julio Jones expects a new deal, but has no plans to hold out of Falcons practices this year.

Jones, who has 2 years left on a $71 million deal from his 2015 contract, said owner Arthur Blank has promised him a new deal ahead of the 2019 season.

“Everything’s going good right now,” Jones told TMZ Monday. “I’m doing my part at the end of the day. Just training every day, being ready, being prepared for the season… Mr. Blank gave us his word. That’s golden.”

Jones, 30, has been asking for a new contract for a while, and held out last summer before settling for a small raise before the season began. This time around, Jones isn’t sweating the process.

“His word is that it’s going to get done,” Jones said. “There’s no stress on my end. I’m not thinking about it. He makes it easy for me to go out and just work every day and not have one of those situations where there’s a holdout or anything like that.

“I’m not trying to hold out, I’m not trying to do any of that stuff. I’m just trying to be a professional and do what I do and bring it every year, like I do every year.”

With a new deal, the star receiver hopes to end his career in Atlanta. But for now, Jones is taking it one season at a time.

“I’m year-to-year man,” Jones said. “For me. I haven’t felt like I’ve lost a step. But as soon as I feel like I’m losing a step or I’m slowing down or I can’t produce or I can’t help my teammates or things like that, that’s when I will slow down.”

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