Seahawks GM John Schneider said the team wants to re-sign LB Ernest Jones this offseason.

It was a busy 2024 for Jones, who was traded from the Rams to the Titans before the start of the 2024 season and later traded to the Seahawks just weeks before the trade deadline. The former third-round pick quickly turned into a pivotal player for the Seahawks’ defense, who ranked fifth in EPA per play and sixth in success rate allowed in Weeks 9-18. They were outside of the top 20 in both categories for the first eight weeks of the season. Now set to hit free agency, Jones will have a chance to test the market if he and the Seahawks can’t reach a deal before the start of the new league year. During his end-of-season meeting with the media, Jones said of his impending free agency, “I’m going to be a Seahawk. I firmly believe that.” Seahawks GM John Schneider said “Obviously we want Ernest back,” on a Friday radio hit.