Rams LB Ernest Jones IV granted permission to seek trade, according to source

Rams linebacker and defensive captain Ernest Jones IV has been granted permission to seek a trade, a source confirmed on Sunday.

Jones is entering the final season of his rookie deal. In January, general manager Les Snead indicated the Rams were interested in discussing a contract extension with Jones. But Jones told SCNG last month that those talks never progressed very far and he seemed at peace with entering a contract year without a new deal.

“I know that the work that I’ve put in these past three years...