Julio Jones' tattoo is almost complete. (Instagram)
Julio Jones' tattoo is almost complete. (Instagram)

The Falcons played their last game of the 2014 season on Dec. 28. And between then and April 27, which is the start of voluntary workouts, wide receiver Julio Jones has been getting a gladiator-in-pads back tattoo. And we're not talking about strategically placed ink on his shoulder, or in the small of his back, but a ful-on back tat.

The visual evidence from two days ago:

Work in progress

A photo posted by Jet Jones (@juliojones_11) onMar 31, 2015 at 4:52pm PDT

The tattoo has come a long way in just two weeks:

One more day session and I'll be done! Shoutout the the homie @al_killiffa #inklife

A photo posted by Jet Jones (@juliojones_11) onMar 17, 2015 at 4:25pm PDT

This is a proper football-themed tattoo. And for comparisons sake, these are not:

And for old time's sake: