The Cowboys are veteran edge rusher Jadeveon Clowney is visiting Dallas on Wednesday, according to Josina Anderson of The Exhibit.
Clowney, 32, will also work out for the Cowboys, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, bringing him one step closer to signing with a new team for the 2025 season. Pending a successful meeting, tryout, and medical evaluation, he could join the team right away, according to WFAA’s Ed Werder.
He was in contact with multiple clubs throughout the summer, but his known aversion to training camp was always going to delay a signing until it was close to the regular season. Clowney didn’t put pen to paper before the regular season as expected and instead let teams evaluate their needs after Week 1.
Having lost Micah Parsons just before the season, Dallas could use some help in their edge rushing room. Dante Fowler is coming off an impressive 10.5-sack season with the Commanders, but the rest of the group has combined for just 11.5 sacks in the last three years. Clowney certainly can’t replace Parsons’ impact, but he can still add experience and depth to the unit. He’s also an underrated run defender, which is sure to appeal to Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.
However, it’s hard to know what to expect of Clowney as he enters his 12th NFL season. His initial production was underwhelming for a No. 1 pick, but he finished the last two years of his rookie contract in Houston with 18.5 sacks. Since then, Clowney has been inconsistent. Of his last six seasons, two featured at least 9.0 sacks – including 2024 with the Ravens – while three featured 3.0 sacks or fewer. Last year’s performance in Carolina was somewhere in between with 5.5 sacks and nine tackles for loss in 14 games.
Clowney signed a $10MM APY deal last offseason, but will likely receiver lower offers after a disappointing 2024. He could have a similar market to new Eagles edge rusher Za’Darius Smith, who signed a fully guaranteed $4.25MM contract for the 2025 season, per OverTheCap.
Seems like this dude is visiting new teams every year. For such a ‘great’ player he sure is the ultimate journeyman
I think that’s why everyone calls him a journeyman and no one calls him great.
Coming out of college I mean. Dude keeps getting $10m contracts because of a hit he made as a senior lol
He’s had two nine sack seasons in the last four years and he’s a good run defender. That’s worth $10 million these days for a team in need, even if his inconsistency and personality won’t make him anyone’s favorite.
Clowney has underwhelmed, but he was a consensus first overall pick before that hit. That misinformation keeps getting passed around as if that entire time period just didn’t exist.
Yeah, I remember people saying if there were no restrictions on draft eligibility Clowney would have been a top five pick after either his freshman or sophomore year. The guy was dominant in the SEC as a teenager.
He will somehow get into the hall of fame because anyone with three pro bowl nods can get in these days. In 20 years when Tyler Huntley gets in there will be Youtube videos where kids are like “Tyler Huntley was a PROBLEM”.
Every off season he lives up to his last name
Now sign him. He isn’t the best, but a good rotational piece that is needed. The secondary looked pretty good against PHI, but Hurts had all day to throw or wait for a running lane to take off.
They’ll get a solid 1.5 sacks outta him for 5m
“The Cowboys are veteran edge rusher Jadeveon Clowney is visiting Dallas…..”
Ummm. Isn’t their tools to check grammar before submitting articles? 🤔
“ Of his last six seasons, two featured at least 9.0 sacks – including 2024 with the Ravens “
He was with the Ravens in 2023 lol
Real good depth piece if they sign him…
In a rotation will be fresh most of his snaps…
A vet for that young group to look at…and he will make plays …strictly a pass rusher …
He’s been a more consistently good run defender than pass rusher during his pro career.