Going into last year's NFL trade deadline, the Seattle Seahawks defense was good but not great. The trade to bring in middle linebacker Ernest Jones IV changed all that, and after they returned from their bye week Seattle's defense was top-five in EPA for the rest of the season.
Seattle Seahawks linebacker Ernest Jones IV added another award to his impressive resume, earning NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors for Week 13.
It’s another edition of winners, losers, and takeaways from NFL Week 13 via the Bleacher Report quintet of Brad Gagnon, Brent Sobleski, Gary Davenport, Kris Knox, and Moe Moton, minus one game.
Seattle Seahawks linebacker Ernest Jones IV had one of the best games of his career, helping the Seahawks defeat the Minnesota Vikings 26-0 on Sunday at Lumen Field.
How many of the NFL quarterbacks to throw for at least 4,000 yards after turning 35 years old can you name in five minutes?
When listening to and watching Seattle Seahawks linebacker Ernest Jones IV speak, lead and play football, it'd be easy to mistake him for a 30-year-old veteran with at least eight years of NFL experience.
All NFL players enter the season with high hopes, but sometimes seasons don't go as hoped. These 20 players have been some of the biggest disappointments early in the 2025 season.
The Seattle Seahawks just got the kind of midweek news every contender wants before a big game. Ernest Jones IV looks ready to get back in the mix. Seattle Times reporter Bob Condotta shared Wednesday’s injury report, which showed Ernest Jones IV as a full participant after a knee issue sidelined him in Week 12 against the Tennessee Titans.
The Seattle Seahawks are getting ready to face the Tennessee Titans on the road, with the early kickoff scheduled for a little after 10:00 a.m. Pacific time.
Darnold threw four interceptions in Seattle's 21-19 loss to the Rams.
Even on his worst day so far as a member of the franchise, one thing is clear: The Seattle Seahawks have Sam Darnold's back. Following a four-interception performance that likely cost the Seahawks a win against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, linebacker Ernest Jones IV came vehemently to Darnold's defense.
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
It doesn’t seem that Ernest Jones is interested in sitting out the NFC West showdown with his old team, the Los Angeles Rams. The Seahawks’ star middle linebacker and former Super Bowl LVI champ dropped a hint on social media Tuesday in a now-deleted post featuring a GIF from Duke Deuce’s 2019 track Crunk Ain’t Dead.
The Seahawks' big win over the Commanders on "Sunday Night Football" came at a cost.
The Seahawks will have to play the rest of Sunday's game against the Commanders without their defensive signal-caller. Linebacker Ernest Jones has been ruled out of the contest with a knee injury.
Last year the Seattle Seahawks scored a huge win ahead of the NFL trade deadline. The deal that brought Ernest Jones over from the Tennessee Titans turned Seattle's biggest weakness on defense into a major strength and transformed the whole unit from a good one into a great one.
With just a few days to go before the NFL trade deadline, teams are furiously working the phones as they either try to unload assets or stock up to fill their needs as the second half of the season approaches.
Last season, the Seattle Seahawks identified a midseason need at inside linebacker and addressed it ahead of the trade deadline. That brought them Ernest Jones IV, who is now the heart of the defense.
Marvin Harrison Jr. is looking anything but marvelous right now.
The Seahawks' defense faces significant pressure, but some players have more to prove in Week 1 of the season than others.
The Seattle Seahawks made a big move midseason last year to acquire LB Ernest Jones IV via trade from the Tennessee Titans. After having to face him twice a year for the first three years of his career with the Los Angeles Rams, the Seahawks got to be on the right side of Jones being a game-wrecking LB.
Another high-profile linebacker has avoided free agency. Ernest Jones has worked out a new Seahawks agreement in lieu of testing his market.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Seahawks have agreed to a three-year extension with LB Ernest Jones IV on Sunday ahead of free agency. According to Rapoport, Jones will receive a three-year contract worth $33 million and includes $15 million guaranteed.
Seahawks linebacker Ernest Jones has been an interesting name to watch over his time in the NFL. Playing for three teams over the course of his four-year rookie contract, the 25-year-old has developed into a tackling machine.
The Seahawks paused extension talks with Ernest Jones at the end of the regular season, but they’re still looking to re-sign the 25-year-old linebacker for 2025 and beyond.
Seahawks LB Ernest Jones told reporters after Sunday’s win over the Rams that he is “confident” that he and the team will be able to reach an agreement on a long-term deal before free agency. “We’re going to get it done.
Ian Rapoport reports that the Seahawks have “amicably paused discussions” with LB Ernest Jones IV on a contract extension. Rapoport adds that the two sides could resume talks at any time but for now, it appears Jones will hit free agency.
Seahawks’ impending free agent LB Ernest Jones IV said he would love to re-sign with Seattle this offseason. “Coaches like me; I love it here,” Jones said, via the team’s site.
The Rams abruptly traded linebacker Ernest Jones to the Titans this week in a move that surprised a lot of observers. Jones was perhaps more surprised than anyone, at least based on his first public comments following the deal.
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