On Monday the Atlanta Falcons traded inside linebacker Deion Jones to the Cleveland Browns.
Atlanta will also send its 2024 seventh-round pick to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's 2024 sixth-round pick.
In his 7 seasons with Atlanta, Deion Jones recorded 650 total tackles (428 solo), 40 tackles for loss, 11 interceptions, 8.5 sacks and five defensive touchdowns.
On its active roster Atlanta have 5 Inside Linebackers – Troy Andersen, Rashaan Evans, Nick Kwiatkoski, Nathan Landman and Mykal Walker.
Three years remained on Jones’ contract with cap hits of over $13MM this year, and $20MM next, this is another successful financial move from the Falcons’ perspective.
Falcons will be up to around $77M in dead money once the trade of Deion Jones is official. That will be a new NFL record for total dead money in one year.
Jones will join Jacob Phillips, Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah and Sione Takitaki atop the Browns' linebackers depth chart,
Three more defensive players Cleveland Browns can trade for after signing Deion Jones.