4:34pm: Clowney has not closed the door on a Seattle return yet. While the Saints and Titans are leading the way at this point, the Seahawks sit third on the former No. 1 overall pick’s list, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle tweets. The Seahawks were believed to have offered Clowney a deal worth around $15MM earlier this year, but as of late, the team is not believed to want to pay up for the standout defender.
3:34pm: Conflicting reports regarding the Ravens’ interest have surfaced. They are not, as of now, pursuing Clowney, according to Pro Football Talk. John Harbaugh did offer a vague statement Saturday indicating the team would have interest in a player of Clowney’s caliber, however (Twitter link via ESPN’s Jamison Hensley).
2:38pm: The Saints and Titans have emerged as the frontrunners for Jadeveon Clowney. Both teams have made strong pitches to sign the three-time Pro Bowler. But they are not the only teams pursuing him.
The Ravens loom as a wild card in this mix, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com tweets. While Baltimore has been linked to Clowney at multiple points this offseason, the reigning AFC North champions have not been viewed as aggressive suitors. However, the team still being in pursuit at this juncture is certainly notable.
A serious Ravens push for Clowney transpired a few weeks ago, per Fowler, who notes the Seahawks are not completely out of the running. However, they view their 2019 starter’s asking price as too high and are more in the monitoring stage at present.
Baltimore franchise-tagged Matt Judon and added defensive linemen Calais Campbell and Derek Wolfe this offseason. But the Ravens relied extensively on blitzes for pressure last year and could use a bookend opposite Judon.
Thanks, haven’t had a Clowney update in a few hours…
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Free-agent pass-rusher Jadeveon Clowney is expected to sign with the Tennessee Titans, reports ESPN’s Dianna Russini.
More to come.
Not surprised, considering that Clowney liked them as an option and likely has wrapped his head around the reality of a much lower end deal than he originally had pushed for (and lower even than his reduced deal after that). His contract demands were the main obstacle to the Ravens’ pursuit, like most of the contenders. I think he’d like to go Baltimore or New Orleans (or even Tennessee as well), but he has set a date to make a decision and will his best offer on that date.
Really, it would benefit him most to have signed a bit earlier to at least not have to learn his playbook on the fly.
How about we stop with the Clowney updates till he signs
+1
Looks like we are about to have another update
He just signed
One yr 12 million
That’s huge for the titans
Another headline on the rumours site ending in a question mark. So it’ s a rumour of a rumour? Own your intel, dude!
Really dude? Hahahah