SEATTLE — The Seattle Seahawks locked up a key participant on their protection, signing linebacker Ernest Jones IV to a three-year contract value a reported $28.5 million.
Jones was set to change into a free agent initially of the brand new league yr on Wednesday however now will stay in Seattle after being acquired in a midseason commerce final yr.
“I’m super excited, super blessed, thankful to be a part of this team and what’s to come,” Jones advised the crew’s web site on Tuesday. “We’ve got some good things brewing here, and I’m super excited to be a part of it.”
Jones finds a long-term residence after making two massive strikes final season. He was traded from the Los Angeles Rams to Tennessee simply earlier than the beginning of the season after which dealt once more to Seattle in October for a fourth-round choose and linebacker Jerome Baker.
The addition of Jones performed a giant half in Seattle’s defensive turnaround final season beneath first-year coach Mike Macdonald. Jones took over as center linebacker as quickly as he arrived and had 94 tackles, two passes defensed, one pressured fumble and one interception in 10 video games.
The Seahawks allowed three fewer factors per sport with Jones within the lineup than earlier than he arrived.
Jones was initially picked within the third spherical of the 2021 draft by the Rams and performed a key position in serving to Los Angeles win the Tremendous Bowl as a rookie.