Jadeveon Clowney could stay in 2020 or return to the Seahawks with a discount

Kansas City Chiefs defensive forward Chris Jones said he would not participate in the NFL season unless he won a contract worth $ 20.1 million a year. Former Atlanta Falcons halfback Devonta Freeman also said he would not participate in the season if he did not get the numbers he was looking for in what is a declining sport for the runners.

What are the key factors that leave Jadeveon Clowney unsigned?

The Seahawks offered Freeman a one-year, $ 3 million contract. He said no and the Seahawks signed a one-year, $ 2.75-million contract with Carlos Hyde. It was the seventh highest amount awarded to a ball carrier in 2020.

I’m beginning to wonder if Jadeveon Clowney thinks the same thoughts as Jones and Freeman.

Although the Seahawks offered him up to $ 16 million a year in free agency, Clowney was reluctant to counter it. He wanted more than $ 22 million, but it was too much for an edge rusher who is great but has never had a double digit sack season. He also turned down a good offer from the Cleveland Browns.

Tony Pauline of Pro Football Network recently reported hearing from Clowney’s two favorite new teams: the New Orleans Saints and the Dallas Cowboys, but neither has room for maneuver this year. do and each team has major cap issues for the next year.

Clowney could be at the forefront of a trend where players could sit at boot camp or throughout the season if they didn’t get a contract they thought was worth their value, and what made me think it was her comments Tuesday to Josina Anderson. Clowney told him he would like to do something before the season starts.

It is my opinion of my telephone conversation with Clowney earlier that he remains confident about his value and his value and that interested teams are always able to pay, regardless of the next season affected by the pandemic. I felt a zero shift in this belief. https://t.co/LmW6oG7zwV

– IG: JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) June 30, 2020

He didn’t say until the start of training camp. He said before the start of the season. At the moment, he can’t do much with teams other than the Seahawks because players are prohibited from obtaining physics because of the virus. I wonder if he turns the corner that he knows he won’t get a $ 17 million salary, so why not stay in a training camp in this virus-infected season and assess end of August if he likes something.

Perhaps he understands that the error he made in free agency has grown to more than $ 22 million. If he has to play for half of what he asked for, he might not want to risk anything at training camp.

Clowney earned $ 50.58 million over the course of his NFL career. He has participated in three Pro Bowls, but has also suffered injuries that have prevented him from playing 20 games in six years. He loved playing for the Seahawks and the Seahawks loved how much he played for them. He was even dedicated enough to finish the field season for Seattle despite a basic surgery in November.

On Tuesday, I spoke to Ben Volin, a senior NFL writer for the Boston Globe who covered the New England Patriots. One of the interesting things he said was that the Patriots coach Bill Belichick liked to build a defense from back to front. He currently has the best male cornerback trio in football in the league, led by Stephon Gilmore, the defensive player of the year in 2019.

A great man-to-man secondary allowed him not to have to pay many pass rushers. He let Chandler Jones and Trey Flowers leave, choosing not to pay them.

Think of the Seahawks coach Pete Carroll. He went to two Super Bowls with a back-to-front defense. The Boom Legion High School was built first and general manager John Schneider got Carroll enough pass passes to turn the defense into a force.

This creates an interesting scenario. The Seahawks traded for Clowney on August 31, 2019. He signed a one-year, $ 15 million contract, but the Houston Texans paid $ 7 million, so the Seahawks only paid $ 8 million. . Would it be foolish to think if Clowney can’t make a deal elsewhere than he could consider making a cut deal with the Seahawks in late August?

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