Seahawks' Ernest Jones: Does his thing again Sunday
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Jones finished with eight tackles (six solo) and an interception in Seattle's 30-18 win over Arizona on Sunday.
With eight more tackles, Jones is up to 107 (65 solo) on the year between his time with the Titans and Seahawks. The fourth-year pro has made at least eight stops in all six of his games with Seattle. Jones also recorded over 100 tackles in 2022 and 2023 with the Rams.
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Seahawks' Ernest Jones: Past knee issue
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Jones (knee) was a full participant in Thursday's practice, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.
Jones was limited in Wednesday's practice due to a knee injury, but he was able to participate without any restrictions during Thursday's session and should be good to go against Arizona on Sunday. Jones has played every single defensive snap in nine of 11 games between the Titans and Seahawks this season, and over his last three outings he's tallied 31 tackles (17 solo).
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Seahawks' Ernest Jones: Still working through knee injury
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Jones (knee) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.
Jones played through elbow and knee injuries during the Seahawks' 26-21 win over the Jets this past Sunday, and he finished the game with eight tackles (six solo) while playing every single defensive snap. Jones appears to be past the elbow injury, and while he continues to work through a knee issue, that shouldn't prohibit him from suiting up against the Cardinals on Sunday.
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Seahawks' Ernest Jones: Stacks up eight stops
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Jones made eight tackles (six solo) in Sunday's 26-21 win over the Jets.
Jones popped up on the injury report during the week with elbow and knee injuries, but he showed no signs of wear in Week 13, playing every snap and leading the team in tackles once again. The 2021 third-round pick now has 99 tackles (59 solo) through 11 games between the Seahawks and Titans.
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Seahawks' Ernest Jones: Will play Week 13 vs. Jets
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Jones (elbow/knee) was a full participant in Friday's practice and does not carry an injury designation heading into Sunday's game against the Jets, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.
Jones appeared on Thursday's injury report due to elbow and knee injuries, but that doesn't appear to be a serious issue as he was able to practice in full Friday. Across 10 regular-season games (four with Tennessee, six with Seattle), Jones has logged 91 tackles (53 solo) and three pass defenses.
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Seahawks' Ernest Jones: Pops up on injury report
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Jones (elbow/knee) was listed as a limited practice participant on Thursday's injury report, Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times reports.
Jones wasn't listed on Wednesday's injury report, but it appears the fourth-year linebacker is working through elbow and knee injuries. His practice participation Friday will indicate his status heading into Sunday's game against the Jets. In four regular-season games with the Seahawks, Jones has logged 47 tackles (24 solo) and one pass defensed.
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Seahawks' Ernest Jones: Continues to rack up tackles
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Jones made 10 tackles (five solo) in Sunday's 16-6 win over the Cardinals.
The inside linebacker has recorded at least nine tackles in all four of his games since being traded to the Seahawks by the Titans. Jones, who finished with more than 100 stops in each of the last two campaigns, both with the Rams, now has 91 tackles (53 solo) in 10 games this season. The fourth-year pro has also played on every defensive snap in all four of his games with the Seahawks, and he should continue to play a big role next week against the Jets.
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Seahawks' Ernest Jones: Active to face Los Angeles
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Jones (neck) is active for Sunday's game against the Rams, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.
Jones was listed as questionable but is cleared to play and face his former team. The veteran linebacker was traded by the Rams to the Titans just ahead of Week 1, but Tennessee then flipped him to Seattle before Week 8. Jones logged 15 tackles (seven solo) in his Seahawks debut last Sunday.
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Seahawks' Ernest Jones: Questionable for Week 9
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Jones (neck) is questionable for Sunday's matchup with the Rams, John Boyle of Seattle's official website reports.
Jones popped up on the injury report Friday with neck stiffness, ultimately missing practice as a result. The linebacker will have a couple days to get right before the team's Week 9 contest with Los Angeles, but if he is unable to go, Drake Thomas and Tyrice Knight are candidates to step into a starting role.
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Seahawks' Ernest Jones: Monster production in debut
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Jones recorded 15 tackles (seven solo) in Sunday's 31-10 loss to the Bills.
The Seahawks traded Jerome Baker to the Titans for Ernest Jones on Wednesday, and Jones played every defensive snap and led the team in tackles Sunday. This was Jones' third double-digit tackling performance of the season. With his role seemingly secure in the Seahawks' defense, Jones should be a weekly IDP starter.
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Seahawks' Ernest Jones: Traded to Seahawks
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Tennessee traded Jones to Seattle on Wednesday in exchange for linebacker Jerome Baker and a fourth-round draft pick, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
Jones has been an impact player at inside linebacker through six games of his fourth season in the league, and now he'll have a chance to play with what figures to be a more competitive team in the Seahawks. He should eventually start next to Tyrel Dodson.
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Titans' Ernest Jones: Second double-digit tackling effort
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Jones recorded 10 tackles (four solo) in Sunday's 20-17 loss to the Colts.
This is Jones' second game with 10-plus tackles, as he has played nearly every defensive snap for the last four weeks. With an average of nine tackles per game during that stretch, Jones should continue to be a dependable IDP option.
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Titans' Ernest Jones: Plays every snap versus Jets
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Jones recorded nine tackles (six solo), including two tackles for loss, in the Titans' loss to the Jets on Sunday.
More notably, Jones played 100 percent of the defensive snaps after playing just 46 percent of the downs in his Week 1 debut with the team following Jones' acquisition from the Rams just ahead of the season. Jones should easily accrue 100-plus tackles once again in 2024 after picking up 145 last year with Los Angeles.
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Rams' Ernest Jones: Allowed to seek trade
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The Rams granted Jones and his agents permission to seek a trade Sunday, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.
Heading into the final season of his rookie deal, Jones was hoping to land an extension with the Rams after registering career highs in both tackles (145) and sacks (4.5) in 2023. However, the two sides were unable to come to an agreement in the offseason and training camp, prompting the Rams to grant the 2021 third-round pick permission to engage with other teams on a trade. The Rams will presumably hope to have a trade in place before they have to trim their roster to 53 players Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET.
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Rams' Ernest Jones: Back in action
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Jones (knee) is returning to practice Wednesday, Cameron DaSilva of USA Today reports.
Jones missed practice earlier in the week as he tended to an injury he was dealing with during OTAs. There was initially some concern about his status as the injury seemed to be lingering, but his return for a joint practice against the Cowboys should be good news for Jones and the Rams.
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Rams' Ernest Jones: Nursing knee injury
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Jones was sidelined for Friday's pracice due to a knee injury, Stu Jackson of the Rams' official site reports.
Jones dealt with this same injury during OTAs and has not completely recovered from it yet. When healthy, he is expected to start next to Christian Rozeboom at inside linebacker this season. If he is ultimately forced to miss more practice time, the likes of Troy Reeder, Olakunle Fatukasi and Omar Speights figure to see more snaps.
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Rams' Ernest Jones: Not playing Week 18
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Jones (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the 49ers, Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic reports.
Jones was among seven key contributors that the Rams listed as doubtful -- and one of five for noninjury reasons -- ahead of the regular-season finale. The Rams will be the NFC's No. 6 or 7 seed regardless of the outcome of Week 18 games, so Jones and some of the team's other stars will get a respite Sunday to avoid sustaining potential injuries in advance of the postseason. The linebacker finishes the regular season with 145 tackles, 4.5 sacks and six pass breakups over 15 appearances.
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Rams' Ernest Jones: Will rest in Week 18
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Rams head coach Sean McVay said Jones won't play Sunday in San Francisco, Greg Beacham of the Associated Press reports.
With Los Angeles having locked up playoff spot, the team is electing to rest several of its starters on both sides of the ball in the regular-season finale. Jones thus will finish his third NFL season with a career-high 145 tackles (74 solo) to go with 4.5 sacks over 15 contests.
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Rams' Ernest Jones: All over the place in win
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Jones finished with seven tackles, including a sack and two tackles for losses, and two passes defensed in the Rams' 30-22 win over the Saints on Thursday.
It was another productive game for the third-year pro, who is now sixth in the NFL with 132 tackles. Jones also has six passes defensed and regularly plays on more than 90 percent of the defensive snaps.
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Rams' Ernest Jones: Second straight week with sack
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Jones recorded seven tackles (two solo), including a sack and additional tackle for loss, and a pass defended during Sunday's 28-20 victory against the Commanders.
Jones lit up the stat sheet in a variety of ways on Sunday, including a big third-down sack of Sam Howell in the second quarter. Jones now has 3.5 sacks on the year, and his 125 tackles are good for ninth most in the league.