Veteran DE Jadeveon Clowney remains a free agent as he enters the 13th year of his career. Lamar Jackson was asked on X if he would like Clowney back with the Ravens, responding: “Definitely.”
The question was posed after Clowney said he’d be open to returning to Baltimore.
“They take pride in their defense,” Clowney said, via Aaron Wilson. “I enjoyed the locker room. The guys that was in the locker room was an extremely fun group of guys. A lot of leaders was on that team, a lot of guys that respect the game of football. They got a lot of good guys that I can relate to in that locker room. I’ll definitely be open to going back to Baltimore, playing with Lamar Jackson now. It was a great time for me.”
Clowney concluded last season with the Cowboys and recently told reporters he’s got a lot left in the tank and would be open to returning to Dallas.
“Oh yeah, if they’re willing to bring me back, but, yeah, I’m pretty sure I’m definitely gonna play,” Clowney said, via DallasCowboys.com. “I got a lot left in the tank. I ain’t gonna go sit on my couch. I’m gonna stay ready. Maybe sign a little bit earlier, and I’m trying to go to camp next year so I can get the rust off me and get going. I’m looking forward to it.”
Clowney has routinely signed late in the summer and missed a good amount of training camp the last few years. However, it sounds like he’s open to adjusting that to get up to speed even faster.
Clowney, 32, is a former No. 1 overall pick of the Texans back in 2014. He was in the final year of his four-year, $22.272 million contract when the Texans picked up his fifth-year option, which paid him $12.306 million for the 2018 season.
Houston franchised Clowney before trading him to the Seahawks at the start of the regular season in 2019. It took until September 2020 for him to sign a one-year deal worth up to $15 million with the Titans.
Clowney signed with the Browns on one-year deals in 2021 and 2022, the second worth $11 million. He caught on with the Ravens in 2023 on another one-year deal before joining the Panthers last offseason on a two-year contract. However, Carolina released him after one season.
He signed a one-year contract with the Cowboys worth $3.5 million that can be worth up to $6 million with incentives for the 2025 season.
In 2025, Clowney has appeared in 12 games for the Cowboys, making five starts and recording 35 tackles, 5.5 sacks, a fumble recovery and three pass defenses.
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