The 49ers traded RB Zamir White to the New Orleans Saints on August 24, 2026, in exchange for veteran linebacker Deion Jones (from the Zamir White page).
Here's the quick timeline:
- The 49ers signed White in free agency on a one-year deal in August 2026 after he spent four seasons with the Raiders.
- Less than a month later, they flipped him to New Orleans for Jones, who's now on his seventh NFL team and provides veteran depth behind Fred Warner and the 49ers' linebacker corps (from the Deion Jones page).
So essentially, the 49ers turned a low-cost free-agent RB signing into a veteran linebacker addition — a depth-for-depth swap.