Go ahead and name me a linebacker who is better than Deion Jones. Even if you come up with one, I’m willing to bet you’ll struggle with two or three. He’s only in his second season, but he has already become a superstar by any definition you care to use.
There are plenty of people eager to talk up Jones, whose blend of insane athleticism and football smarts has made him an immediate legend in Atlanta. But I think few have captured Jones as well as Robert Mays did at The Ringer, who talked to Jones and the team’s linebackers coach to put together his piece.