Adam Schefter reports that the Texans paid OLB Jadeveon Clowney a $7 million signing bonus with the Seahawks covering the remaining $8 million of his salary as part of the trade to Seattle.
According to Schefter, the Seahawks have “promised” not to franchise Clowney again in 2020.
In total, the trade came out to:
Seahawks get:
- DE/OLB Jadeveon Clowney
Texans get:
- 2020 third-round pick
- DE/OLB Barkevious Mingo
- LB Jacob Martin
Clowney’s preference was to play for either the Seahawks or Eagles, even though the Texans had been trying to send him to the Dolphins. Clowney actually met with the Dolphins last week, but it still wasn’t enough for him to agree to play for a rebuilding team.
Clowney, 25, 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 2018.
In 2018, Clowney appeared in 15 games for the Texans and recorded 47 tackles, 9 sacks, a forced fumble, three fumble recoveries, one defensive touchdown and a pass defense. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 9 overall edge defender out of 103 qualifying players.
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