It’s pretty crazy how influential athletes like Atlanta Falcons receiver Julio Jones can be. With a simple action on Monday — Jones made his Twitter account private and removed any affiliation with the Falcons (unfollowed the team, etc.), except for his profile picture — he sent Falcons fans and NFL watchers everywhere into a panic.
Jones also changed his background image to show himself, from behind, staring out into the sun on a beach somewhere. Needless to say, many people really went wild wondering what this is all about.
If the 49ers traded 9 for Julio I’d run naked down Broadway*
*not an official bet* https://t.co/xG179vwcJj
— Matt Miller (@nfldraftscout) April 23, 2018
When i saw Julio Jones trending vs when i saw why pic.twitter.com/1WCanS0sOG
— 🍑 (@JulioTheGoat_) April 23, 2018
Ummmmmm what’s this about Julio Jones….I need answers, my blood pressure can’t take this
— Rosa No Parks ♌️ (@_Special_Lady) April 23, 2018
Me after I see why Julio Jones is trending pic.twitter.com/SJQ3xlldRO
— the one (@badgirlris_) April 23, 2018
*sees Julio Jones has deleted his ATL pics and unfollowed team/front office on social media* pic.twitter.com/URfNcPF3NX
— Joey (@_J0ey_) April 23, 2018
https://twitter.com/RogerDatTv/status/988564252980998144
#Falcons fans after seeing Julio Jones delete all his Falcons pictures pic.twitter.com/0kno8KiTwz
— Tyler Wilson (@LockDowneyJr) April 23, 2018
And it didn’t help that some fake accounts were out there spreading LIES, either.
https://twitter.com/EzekieINBA/status/988560228395470849
https://twitter.com/PrimeJordy/status/988558117930786816
At this point, fans are just desperate to know why. Why, Julio? Why?
Then again, maybe someone just got into his phone and did all this as a prank. Hopefully, for the sake of Falcons fans everywhere, he lets us all in on the secret, soon enough.