The consensus is that it's better to wait until next week. He earned Pro Bowls nods in all three seasons. "We want to make sure to get it right. We'll never pass along your email address to spammers, scammers, or the like. In that 2018 season he was rated as Pro Football Focus’ second-highest graded edge defender. “I thought about it the year before I was on my last year. With Clowney's acquisition, they took a major step toward filling the huge void left by Clark's departure. Seattle Seahawks defensive end Jadeveon Clowney had without a doubt his best game of the season in Week 10 against the San Francisco 49ers, earning NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors. The Seattle Seahawks saw the return of rookie linebacker Jordyn Brooks to the field this week, just in time to face the Cardinals in Arizona Week 7. The Seahawks were thrilled to take him off their hands. We break down his possible contract extension and whether or not he deserves it. He’s racking up numbers in Seattle, posting 25 combined tackles, three passes defended, three forced fumbles, and two touchdowns. Player                               Terms              Signing Bonus    Guarantee               Avg Salary, Clark                    5yr, $104 Million          $19 Million          $62.3 Million      $20.8 Million, Ford                     5yr, $85.5 Million           $8 Million          $33.4 Million      $17.1 Million, Lawrence          5yr, $105 Million          $25 Million          $65 Million          $21 Million. Tom Pelissero of NFL Network shared the full breakdown of Clowney’s deal, which has a max value of $15 million, with $2 million in incentives. He is big, fast, explosive and has a very high football IQ. He has now played in just 75 of his potential 96 regular-season games as a pro. Clowney coming out of college was projected to be a once in a lifetime type of player. acquired Barkevious Mingo, Jacob Martin and a 2020 third round pick, Seahawks activate tight end Ed Dickson, waive cornerback Jamar Taylor, Week 7 injury report: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals, Behind Enemy Lines: Cards Wire answers 3 questions for Seahawks fans, Seahawks rookie linebacker Jordyn Brooks could start in Arizona, Pete Carroll hopeful Jamal Adams can return to practice next week, Seahawks at Cardinals: Week 7 preview and prediction, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. However, as the years progressed, so did Clowney. Copyright © 2020 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. Powered by. The Texans liked him enough to take him as the 1st overall pick in the 2014 draft. Dee Ford has been very inconsistent in his production and 7 of the 9 total fumbles and over half his QB hits came from one season. Jadeveon Clowney remains a free agent. Just two weeks before the 2019 season started, Clowney was traded to the Seahawks for a 2020 3rd round pick, Jacob Martin and Barkevious Mingo, ending his promising tenure with the Texans. Houston decided they didn’t want to have two of the top 10 highest paid defensive ends between J.J. Watt and Clowney. Not worried about what the future holds right now.”. Clowney came out the gates hot, recording a sack in the opening week of play, and then even finding the end-zone on a 27-yard fumble return in Week 4. Clowney’s contract could exceed the six-year, $114.1 million contract of Denver Broncos pass rusher Von Miller. https://seahawkswire.usatoday.com/2019/11/21/jadeveon-clowney-not-worried-about-contract-extension-seattle-seahawks/. What I gather from the numbers above, Clowney is right on par with all these players. We hoped... After a much-needed bye week, the Seattle Seahawks aren't just back in action, they're back in prime time. Demarcus Lawrence has been known to take plays or even drives off showing an underlying issue of “how bad does he actually want it” and if we give him the contract will he stop producing? There wasn’t anything he couldn’t do in college. While still in Houston, Clowney was reportedly looking to be compensated in a similar fashion to that of DeMarcus Lawrence and Frank Clark. For the second straight game (and two Sunday's out of the last three) the Seahawks will be getting the "Sunday Night Football" treatment as they play the Arizona Cardinals on the road. You never know what’s going to happen. No ‘Hawks defender registered more than four sacks in 2019. I don’t care about looking down the road. The Houston Texans and edge defender Jadeveon Clowney missed the deadline at 3 p.m. CT today to sign a contract extension. I anticipate that he'll be practicing next week. While Clowney may never be the double-digit sack maven we expected him to be when he came out of South Carolina, he’s still one of the most disruptive edge-rushers in all of football. One play. Certainly a hefty price for a guy who’s never recorded double-digit sacks in any of his six NFL seasons. earning NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors. Before Lawrence’s extension in the offseason, Clowney’s market value per Spotrac was $16.6 million a season. Clowney also has three Pro-Bowl nods under his belt, and at just 26-years of age (27 at the start of next season), his suitors will be lining up with their checkbooks in hand if Seattle opts to move on from the star defender. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. However, the chances of this being his last are slim to none. From 2016 through 2018 he finished in the top-10 of the league in tackles for loss. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images), GLENDALE, ARIZONA – SEPTEMBER 29: Defensive end Jadeveon Clowney #90 of the Seattle Seahawks smiles following a 27-10 victory against the Arizona Cardinals during the the NFL football game at State Farm Stadium on September 29, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. I’m done thinking about that. Enjoy this game because it can be taken away from you at any minute. Seahawks' Jadeveon Clowney is set to hit the open market in the 2020 NFL Free Agency. The Seahawks acquired Clowney because, with the contract extensions for veterans Wilson and linebacker Bobby Wagner, they are in win-now mode. Clowney admitted he has spent time in previous seasons thinking about his financial future – part of the reason he’s committed to not doing so in Seattle. Brooks had been dealing with a knee injury and had sat out the last two contests. After Lawrence’s extension, Clowney’s valuation shot up to $20 million a season. And they still will be next year. It’s also worth noting that a stipulation in Clowney’s current contract prohibits Seattle from placing the franchise tag on him, meaning either the Seahawks and their defensive end come to terms on a long-term agreement following the season, or he likely walks. Clowney     Lawrence           Ford           Clark, TFL       18              11                 10               10, Sacks     8                8                    8               11, Tkls     53              44                 35              40, QB ht  20              18                 18               22, FF           1                2                   3                 2. Let’s compare his numbers against three defensive ends who earned sizeable contracts this past off-season; Demarcus Lawrence, Dee Ford, and Frank Clark. Powered by Minute Media © 2020 All Rights Reserved. We break down his possible contract extension and whether or not he deserves it. Clowney was essentially gifted to Seattle from Houston prior to the kick-off of the 2019 campaign. One season. His contract ends after this season. It’s just one game at a time because we can do something special here.”. Seattle has essentially no pass-rush to speak of aside from Clowney. $500K for 75% playtime Please check your email for a confirmation. This means Clowney was looking for a $104-$105 million contract worth around $21+ million per year. “I thought about that last year, what was going to happen with the contract,” Clowney said. The Seahawks acquired Clowney because, with the contract extensions for veterans Wilson and linebacker Bobby Wagner, they are in win-now mode. It’s a lot of football left. When the Seattle Seahawks acquired a 26-year old Jadeveon Clowney from the Houston Texans on the first of Septemeber, they believed they’d found the new cornerstone of their post-Legion of Boom defense. Jadeveon Clowney is coming off his best game, in the Seahawks’ biggest one yet this year. In 2018 Clowney was the 2nd highest rated edge player in the NFL, per PFF. Clowney was the only one of the four names above who did not receive a contract extension last off season. And they still will be next year. However, the overall return on investment on Clowney has been less than desirable to this point, making us wonder, could Clowney be suiting up for his third NFL team come next September? You can be one play away from the end and it all could blow up in your face. READ NEXT: Tyreek Hill 40-Yard Dash: Is the Chiefs WR the Fastest Player in NFL History? "He looked full speed, we ramped him up as the week went on, got more reps as he could handle the work. That means Seattle has from now until March 18 to sign Clowney to an extension, else he becomes a free agent capable of signing with any team. That is, as long as he continues to produce in the postseason. Your privacy is safe with us. Between 2016 and 2018 he was top 10 in tackles for a loss at 18 per season. On top of that, the Texans paid $7 million of the defender’s $15 million contract this season. "He's really close," Carroll said Friday. Its likely due to the spike in contractual values for defensive ends. Now, Clowney is only eligible to play under the one-year deal of the franchise tag, which has not signed. He also averaged eight sacks, 53 tackles, 20 QB hits, and one forced fumble. What the numbers don’t tell about the group would be that Frank Clark had one of the highest missed tackle percentages of the group last year (21.2% of tackles were missed). Just take it one game at a time. Seahawks' Jadeveon Clowney is set to hit the open market in the 2020 NFL Free Agency. He also came through for Seattle when they needed him the most, registering a sack and two quarterback pressures in the Wild Card round of the Playoffs. 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