With a new extension under his belt, this Seattle Seahawks linebacker is primed to take another step forward in 2025.

Rams star defender Ernest Jones pushed back on a report saying that he could look for a trade out of Los Angeles.

Seattle Seahawks linebacker Ernest Jones IV reveals his absence from training camp stemmed from the death of his father.

While Jones missed time due to injury as a rookie, he’s played 32 out of 34 possible games since. One of those was missed because the Rams sat their starters in Week 18 last year.

Rams linebacker Ernest Jones IV celebrates after making a tackle against the Arizona Cardinals in November 2022. Jones’ days with the Rams appeared to be numbered.

— Ernest Jones (@ernestjones53) August 25, 2024 Jones has started 33 of 47 career games since he was drafted in the third round in 2021. He has recorded 320 tackles and 5 1/2 sacks during that span.

Rams linebacker Ernest Jones IV goes through drills during the first day of training camp Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at Loyola Marymount. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) ...

Seahawks linebacker Ernest Jones IV (13) tackles San Francisco running back Christian McCaffery (23) in the Seahawks’ 20-17 victory over the 49ers at Levi’s Stadium on Nov. 17, 2024.

THOUSAND OAKS — Ernest Jones’ Jeep Trackhawk parks two cars to the right of Aaron Donald, its engine roaring to life as he revs his way out of the Rams’ facility each afternoon.

Jones, a third-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, is currently in the final year of his rookie contract. The Seahawks acquired Baker in free agency this past offseason, signing the 27-year-old ...

After trading away inside linebacker Kenny Young, the Los Angeles Rams turned to rookie Ernest Jones to fill the void. Jones, drafted in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft out of South Carolina ...

Ernest Jones is still a relatively young man. Yet the 25-year-old middle linebacker is beyond his years. In his play that’s revived the Seahawks defense.