TRADE: Saints Trading LB Deion Jones To 49ers For RB Zamir White

Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Saints are trading veteran LB Deion Jones to the 49ers in for RB Zamir White.

The Saints could use some running back depth with Alvin Kamara dealing with a knee injury.

Jones, 31, is a former second-round pick of the Falcons back in 2016. He was entering the final year of his four-year, $4.546 million contract and set to make a base salary of $1.07 million for the 2019 season when he agreed to a four-year, $57 million extension that includes $34 million guaranteed. 

Jones was set to make base salaries of $9.64 million and $12 million in the final two years of the deal when he agreed to a restructured deal that voided the final year. Atlanta later traded him to the Browns for a late-round pick swap in 2024. 

The Panthers signed Jone to a contract during the offseason only to release him coming out of training camp. He was later added to the practice squad before being called up by Carolina. 

The Bills signed Jones to a contract in May of 2024 but cut him coming out of the preseason. He caught on with the Buccaneers in December 2024 and bounced on and off their practice squad until Tampa Bay re-signed him to a one-year deal in January 2025. 

In 2025, Jones appeared in all 17 games for the Buccaneers and recorded 29 tackles.  

White, 26, was a two-year starter at Georgia and led the team in rushing yards over his last two years at the school. The Raiders selected him in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft. 

He finished a four-year, $4,403,930 rookie contract, including a $743,930 signing bonus and was an unrestricted free agent for the first time this offseason. He just signed with the 49ers a few weeks ago. 

In 2025, White appeared in six games for the Raiders and rushed 12 times for 32 yards to go along with four receptions on six targets for 24 yards.