Ernest Jones IV has been a sound, reliable and integral piece to Mike Macdonald's defense since the Seahawks traded for the then 24-year-old linebacker who was just six games into his tenure with the Tennessee Titans. Over the span of two months in 2024, Jones was traded by the Los Angeles Rams and then traded by the Titans to Seattle. The Seahawks have been on the winning end of all those transactions ever since.

Since that October 23, 2024, trade, Jones has helped Seattle's defense go from, statistically ranking near the bottom of NFL defenses, to one of the best defenses to close out that 2024 season. And seven games into the 2025 season, and a year into his tenure with Seattle, the Seahawks defense, guided by Jones, have no plans of slowing up.

Jones is the middle linebacker. The gre

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