We all know that the NFL has become a passing league, with rules changes allowing for quarterbacks and wide receivers to post eye-popping, video game-type numbers that not long ago would have been inconceivable.

The Atlanta Falcons' Julio Jones is one of those receivers who can light up a statistical ledger. He's twice led the league in receiving (including a career-high 1,871 yards in 2015), and been over 1,400 yards receiving the previous five seasons.

For 2019, he's got something bigger in mind: 3,000 yards.

That'd be an NFL record, sports fans ... by more than 1,000 yards.

Jones, who is seeking a new contract from the Falcons, seems serious.

"I’m going crazy this year," Jones told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Wednesday. "I’m going crazy. I’ve been doing everything that I need to do. I’m taking care of my body. Physically and mentally, I’ll be ready to go.

"I’m not a prediction-type guy, but I might mess around and go three (thousand)."

To pull it off, Jones would have to average 187.5 yards a game.

Calvin Johnson holds the NFL record for single-season receiving yards with 1,964, set in 2012 with the Detroit Lions. Jones' 1,871 yards from 2015 ranks second all-time behind Johnson.

The Cleveland Browns' Odell Beckham Jr. is the highest-paid receiver in the NFL with a base salary of $16,750,000 for 2019, per Spotrac. Jones is set to make $9.6 million this season, which ranks 15th among wide receivers, according to Spotrac.

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