Sources told ESPN's Brady Henderson on Wednesday that the Seattle Seahawks are trading linebacker Jerome Baker and a fourth-round pick to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for linebacker Ernest Jones IV. Baker, 27, has 37 tackles and a sack in his first season with Seattle, which leads the NFC West with a 4-3 record. Jones, 24, has 44 tackles this season who at 1-5 are in last place in the AFC South.
The deal marks the second time Jones has been traded this year -- the Titans acquired Jones from the Rams in August in exchange for a 2026 fifth-round pick to Los Angeles and a 2026 sixth-round selection. ESPN's Adam Schefter notes that this is the second trade by the Titans, who also are finalizing a trade of wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Jones has 364 tackles in four seasons, and took on a leadership role with the Titans, playing 91.2% of Tennessee's defensive snaps. Baker, who spent his first six seasons with the Miami Dolphins, has 624 tackles and 23.5 sacks in his career and will replace Jones in the starting lineup. Â Additionally, both Jones and Baker are scheduled to become free agents after this season.
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