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Deion Jones can break the franchise record for interceptions by a linebacker in 2021

Deion Jones is currently 22nd in franchise history in terms of interceptions, as he’s grabbed 11 in his five years with the team and has led the team in picks multiple times already. If he snags two this year, he’ll move up into a tie for 14th, but he’ll also have the franchise record for interceptions by a linebacker.

This isn’t the kind of mark teams stop the game for and recognize, but it’s impressive work by a player who has made a habit of plucking passes out of the air. He ended Jameis Winston’s 2019 season with one, and he managed perhaps the prettiest interception ever against Drew Brees while the team was in their color rush jerseys.