Evidently keen on cramming his months-long 2020 free agency saga into a three-day period this year, Jadeveon Clowney remains on track to visit the Browns. After a travel snag, the former No. 1 overall pick is scheduled to arrive in Cleveland on Tuesday night, Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com reports.
Clowney is scheduled to take a Browns physical Wednesday and meet with team brass again. While the veteran pass rusher has experienced health issues for much of his career, Cabot adds he is expected to pass. Although contract details must be finalized, Cabot notes “all signs point to” the seven-year veteran edge defender signing with the Browns.
Clowney has received interest from the Colts and Ravens as well, and a report earlier Monday indicated nothing was imminent on the Clowney-to-Cleveland front. Baltimore was in the muddled mix for the three-time Pro Bowler last year as well. But the Browns offered him the most money last year. Clowney was lukewarm on Cleveland in 2020. By heading back to northeast Ohio on a second visit in three weeks, the former Texans, Seahawks and Titans edge appears to have changed his tune.
It is unclear how serious the Ravens and Colts are, but a multi-team market will benefit Clowney. However, he almost certainly will not receive what he could have from the Browns last year. And he will fall short of the one-year, $13MM Titans pact he inked as well. Should the Browns sign Clowney, he will likely again have to settle for a one-year deal, Cabot adds. The torn meniscus that ended Clowney’s 2020 season is not expected to be an issue with his next team. The 28-year-old defender is expected to receive full clearance this month.
Clowney would join Takk McKinley as former first-round picks tabbed to complement Myles Garrett. Olivier Vernon is a free agent, and the Browns released Adrian Clayborn. They entered the offseason with a clear goal of adding a proven bookend for Garrett. Clowney has flashed as a pass rusher and has been a high-end run defender, among edge players, despite his injury troubles. Playing opposite Garrett (and staying healthy) would put Clowney in a favorable situation to command a long-sought-after multiyear contract down the road.
i’m a browns fan and i don’t want this to happen at all. if it does, hopefully he’ll make me my words
eat my words* lol
I don’t want him if the price is higher than a cheap one year deal (as in, like $6 million). He might still have upside and he’s obviously a good run defender, plus anything is possible playing on the other end of Garrett.
But he’s starting to run out of chances. I wouldn’t be opposed to getting him, but the price has to be right because he’s not worth getting into a bidding war. I assumed he’d do well a one year prove it deal last year, but that didn’t happen.
Been almost 6 hours since the last Clowney article, time to crank out another despite anything new…
lol what i was thinking too
yep
Just shows there’s no such thing as a sure thing. He’s had a successful NFL career in terms of income and production, but his billing as a generational talent never panned out. To be sure, he’s been good-to-great overall (being an All-Pro is a tremendous and deserving accomplishment), but Khalil Mack and Aaron Donald have both been better than him in his own draft class. That doesn’t mention other productive players like Odell Beckham, Zack Martin, and Kyle Fuller.
He shown the talent to be a generational type player but he’s never put it together for any prolonged time. Which is exactly why he’s perceived as an overall bust. Occasional flashes of very good play is not what you should be getting out of a guy like this.