When news broke Sunday morning about the Los Angeles Rams giving their fourth-year ILB Ernest Jones and his agent permission to seek a trade, many believe that Jones, upset with the lack of progression in a potential contract extension, must have requested the move. Later that night though, Jones came out on the social media platform “X” and said he never requested a trade, making the situation much more cloudy.
On Monday, head coach Sean McVay gave some clarification on the situation, confirming that the team actually approached Jones first to let him know that they were opening to moving him and have already had trade talks with other teams.