Despite having three Pro Bowls on his resume, veteran defensive end Jadeveon Clowney remains a free agent. Clowney is currently assessing his options for the 2023 NFL season, and one of them seems to be a reunion with the Houston Texans.
Clowney was selected first overall in the 2014 NFL Draft by the Texans and spent the first five years of his pro career with the franchise. In a recent interview with KRIV-TV, Clowney revealed that the return to his first NFL franchise is on the cards, with his representatives and Texans front office connecting earlier this offseason.
“It would be nice,” Clowney said about the reunion with the Texans. “All my family is here. Friends here. The guys I work out with can help me take care of my body a lot better being right up under them.”
Clowney pointed out that there is no guarantee that he will come back to Houston but made it clear that he would be happy to play in Texans’ jersey once again.
“I see what they’ve got here. They’re putting the pieces together. I’m a big fan of their new head coach [DeMeco Ryans],” he added.
Jadeveon Clowney left the Texans in 2019 in a trade that saw him land with the Seattle Seahawks. He ended up spending just one season with the Seahawks before suiting up for the Tennessee Titans and the Cleveland Browns, respectively.
Clowney struggled with the Browns in 2022, playing in 12 games and managing only 2.0 sacks. This is the most likely reason why he is still on the market, but there is no doubt that a team will take a chance on him at one point. The Texans, in need of some veteran leadership, might just be that team.
