Jones has said he wants to remain with the Seahawks, and the team has expressed that the feeling is mutual. A contract that pays him like a very-good-but-not-elite player at his position can satisfy both parties.

The Seattle Seahawks have four major pieces of business to take care of this offseason, from our perspective. Most of the critical work will come on offense, where they have to a) rebuild the interior offensive line,

The Seahawks can't afford to lose linebacker Ernest Jones IV in free agency, and it's not just because of his obvious impact on the run defense.

The Seattle Seahawks are discussing a contract extension for pending free-agent LB Ernest Jones IV at the NFL Combine.

The Seattle Seahawks are hoping to re-sign linebacker Ernest Jones IV this offseason, but it is far from a slam dunk.

The 25-year-old middle linebacker transformed Seattle’s defense upon arrival in a trade in October. He stands to get a 5x raise.

From the moment the Seahawks acquired LB Ernest Jones IV last October, the most likely window for the two sides to reach a long-term deal appeared to be between the combine -- where his agent could gauge his market value -- and the start of free agency.