The Atlanta Falcons agreed to a five-year contract extension with Julio Jones that is expected to rank with recent deals paid to other top wide receivers. The deal, announced by the team before Saturday night’s preseason game at Miami, follows owner Arthur Blank’s pledge to make Jones “a Falcon for life.” Jaguars defensive end Andre Branch will miss “significant time” early in the season after spraining a knee ligament, the team said. Branch sprained the medial collateral ligament in his left knee early in the game, when teammate Aaron Colvin landed on him. The Jaguars also placed rookie defensive end Dante Fowler Jr.