NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints signed former LSU linebacker and New Orleans native Deion Jones, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Friday.

Jones, 31, will now have played for all four NFC South teams. He was drafted by the Falcons in 2016 and spent six seasons in Atlanta. He spent the 2022 season with the Cleveland Browns, then played for the Carolina Panthers in 2023. In 2024 and 2025, he played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Jones averaged more than 108 tackles per season in Atlanta, but his production sharply declined after joining the Browns. 

In his senior season at LSU, his only as a starter, Jones led the team in tackles as an outside linebacker. He played high school football at Jesuit High School in New Orleans.