ORLANDO, Fla. -- Atlanta Falcons receiver Julio Jones suffered an ankle injury in the second quarter of Thursday night's 17-6 preseason loss to the Miami Dolphins, but coach Dan Quinn indicated the injury was not serious.
"I think Julio will hopefully be back in short order and hopefully as quick as Sunday," Quinn said. "I think he definitely wanted to go back in. And just for me, it was a coach's decision where I said, 'OK, you're done.' He definitely wanted to go. He was loose and ready to go."
Jones appeared to get banged up after bumping into Dolphins cornerback Bobby McCain while trying to field a Matt Ryan deep ball. Jones limped to the sideline immediately after the play, which drew a 44-yard pass interference penalty on McCain.
Jones received medical attention, then appeared to lobby to return.
Falcons first-round draft pick Keanu Neal exited before Jones with a knee injury. The strong safety was hurt late in the first quarter after missing an attempted tackle of Dolphins running back Arian Foster. Neal remained on the ground for a moment and appeared to favor his right leg. He then was helped off the field by several members of the athletic-performance staff.
Neal will undergo arthroscopic knee surgery Monday and will be sidelined three to four weeks, meaning he is expected to miss the Sept. 11 season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
In other injury news, the Falcons saw defensive end Adrian Clayborn leave because of a left shoulder injury. Clayborn will have an MRI on Friday as well.
Receiver Justin Hardy also left the game with an ankle injury. The team already was down one defensive end with Dwight Freeney (shoulder) not making the trip.