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The San Francisco 49ers<\/a> made a trade with the New Orleans Saints<\/a> to acquire veteran LB Deion Jones<\/a> for RB Zamir White<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n Trade: the Saints are sending veteran LB Deion Jones to San Francisco in exchange for RB Zamir White, per sources. <\/p>\n Jones played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a> last season. The LB played in all 17 regular-season games. He recorded 29 combined tackles.<\/p>\n The veteran linebacker is entering his 11th season in the NFL<\/a>. Jones signed a one-year contract with the Saints this offseason.<\/p>\n He has spent six years with the Atlanta Falcons<\/a>, two with the Cleveland Browns<\/a>, one with the Carolina Panthers<\/a> and the last two with the Buccaneers.<\/p>\n Jones gets to reunite with his former Atlanta defensive coordinator, Raheem Morris, in San Francisco.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, White has tallied 14 carries for 30 rushing yards in the 49ers\u2019 two preseason games. San Francisco signed the RB to a one-year contract this offseason.<\/p>\n Extended Look At Deion Jones\u2019 Career<\/p>\n Jones was effective early in his career. He finished third for the Defensive Rookie of the Year award in 2016.<\/p>\n He followed it up by earning Pro Bowl honors in his second season in the NFL. He recorded 138 tackles and 10 tackles for loss with the Falcons that year.<\/p>\n But Jones has only started 8 games in his last four seasons.<\/p>\n GettySANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA \u2013 DECEMBER 19: George Kittle<\/a> #85 of the San Francisco 49ers carries the ball against Deion Jones #45 of the Atlanta Falcons in the first quarter of the game at Levi\u2019s Stadium on December 19, 2021 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Looking at the 49ers Linebacker Room<\/p>\n Star linebacker Fred Warner<\/a> leads the 49ers\u2019 linebacker group and the defense as a whole. Warner is returning from a season-ending ankle injury suffered in Week 6 of the 2025 season.<\/p>\n The four-time Pro Bowler will man one of the linebacker positions.<\/p>\n The 49ers also signed former San Francisco LB Dre Greenlaw<\/a> to a one-year contract this offseason.<\/p>\n Greenlaw spent last season with the Denver Broncos<\/a> but only played in 8 regular-season games. The 28-year-old will reunite with Warner to form a solid tandem.<\/p>\n However, the 49ers have limited unproven depth behind Warner and Greenlaw.<\/p>\n Luke Gifford<\/a>, Tatum Bethune<\/a> and Garret Wallow<\/a> all saw extended playing time after Warner went down with an injury.<\/p>\n The 49ers drafted Nick Martin<\/a> in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft, but he has yet to play meaningful snaps for the 49ers.<\/p>\n San Francisco then took Jaden Duggar in the fifth round of the 2026 NFL Draft. Duggar has flashed during the offseason but is still a rookie.<\/p>\n Jones can provide veteran experience within the linebacker group.<\/p>\n GettyCLEVELAND, OHIO \u2013 OCTOBER 31: Deion Jones #54 of the Cleveland Browns celebrates after sacking Joe Burrow<\/a> #9 of the Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> during the second half of the game at FirstEnergy Stadium on October 31, 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Nick Cammett\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Social Media Reactions to 49ers Trade<\/p>\n David Lombardi of the San Francisco Standard:<\/a> \u201cThe 49ers trade for a veteran Raheem Morris guy \u2014 Deion Jones was with Atlanta when Morris was the DC there. And they pay next to nothing to get it: Zamir White wasn\u2019t projected to make the roster anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n Jeff Mueller:<\/a> \u201cLB Nick Martin<\/a> picked up a hamstring injury and has struggled to stay healthy. Deion Jones reunites with Raheem Morris for practically free. Zamir White likely would\u2019ve been cut. Devin Neal, Audric Estime & Alvin Kamara all injured for the Saints.\u201d<\/p>\n OurSF49ers:<\/a> \u201cJones had his best season in the league when he played for Morris in Atlanta.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tKyle Har<\/a> is a sports reporter focused on the MLB and NFL, covering the San Francisco Giants and San Francisco 49ers for Heavy.com. He has four years of experience as a sports radio producer at KNBR in San Francisco and works as a co-host for their Warriors postgame show, “Dubs OT,” and weekly Warriors talk show “Just Dubs.” More about Kyle Har<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Deion Jones. 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