• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Browns Nation

Browns News. Rumors. Highlights. Now

  • Home
  • News
  • Free Agents
  • Draft
  • Podcast
  • History
  • All-Time Lists
  • Team
    • Shop
    • Schedule
  • About
You are here: Home / Daily News / NFL Insider Says Browns Were ‘Strongly In It’ For Jadeveon Clowney

NFL Insider Says Browns Were ‘Strongly In It’ For Jadeveon Clowney

By Adam Lowenstein June 11, 2020 @StatsAdam

 

Jadeveon Clowney on football field
(Photo by Kyle Ross/Icon Sportswire)

 

Ian Rapoport joined Bull & Fox on 92.3 The Fan to discuss the Jadeveon Clowney saga as well as the situation that the Cleveland Browns are in with regard to signing him.

There is no secret that Clowney would improve the Browns because he has a strong track record on the field:

Jadeveon Clowney’s Career Stats

• 6 Seasons (75 Games)
• 236 Tackles
• 80 QB Hits, 71 TFL
• 32 Sacks
• 14 PD, 1 INT
• 8 FF, 8 FR
• 4 Touchdowns
• 3x Pro Bowler, 1x All-Pro pic.twitter.com/jyGVWO95U1

— NFL Stats (@NFL_Stats) April 11, 2020


Rapoport has some great inside information and updates regarding how the Browns have tried to sign Clowney:

“From my understanding, they were in it. Actually, I’m not sure they are out of it, so I don’t want to talk in past tense, but I just know there was a time when they were very strongly in it. I thought actually that it may happen. I was sort of preparing for Clowney to sign with the Browns. I was talking to sources and conferring with some of my colleagues at NFL Network. That was something we were very aware of and were working on. Just could never nail down the fact that Clowney actually agreed.”

 

Did the Browns Offer Enough?

 

According to Rapoport, the Browns’ offer was enough, especially because he thought that Clowney would sign with the Browns:

“I know the Browns had a really good offer. I just could never nail down the fact that Clowney agreed. I was frustrated from a reporter’s standpoint because I think that everybody wants that story, and just never came together, and then nothing happened.”

It is possible that Clowney is waiting for a better offer.

Rapoport thinks that since teams are not spending that much right now, Clowney does not have much pressure to sign right away:

“I think for Clowney, it’s obvious he wanted more money than was there in free agency. Of course, otherwise, he would have signed. I think now he still wants a lot. There is something to be said for: Why would he sign now? Probably going to be no offseason, doubtful there’s going to be minicamps. Why would it make sense to sign now? He can just wait for teams to have more economic certainty and feel more comfortable coughing up $15 million a year, whatever it ends up being, so we’re a long way from done from the sense I get on the saga of Jadeveon Clowney.”

 

Is Larry Warford Worth Signing Instead of Clowney?

 

From Rapoport’s understanding, Larry Warford wants $7 million, and the Browns can afford him:

“I was told that he wants basically what he was going to make, so he wants $7 million. The Browns could do it. They can certainly find the salary cap space. I don’t think that would be much of an issue.”

Rapoport then brings up the difficult decision for the Browns:

“Do you want to pay $7 million for a guard who no one else has signed for $7 million? Is that really the value that you want? I think that’s probably a question. The other part of it is that would be half of Clowney’s salary. Maybe that knocks you out of signing Jadeveon Clowney. Where would you like your resources? Do you need to spend $7 million for a guard or do you want to spend double that for Jadeveon Clowney? No one is spending cash now, so I don’t get the sense that any of these decisions need to be made right now.”

The Browns now have a difficult decision with how they want to improve their team, but if Clowney does not want to sign with Cleveland, the decision may already have been made.

Recent News

Cleveland Browns offensive guard Wyatt Teller (77) warms up prior to the game against the Baltimore Ravens on September 29, 2019, at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, MD.
Video Shows Wyatt Teller Carrying Gator In Florida
NFL logo with footballs
3 Wide Receivers The Browns Should Target In Free Agency
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) looks up at the stands and holds on to the game ball as he leaves the field after the game between the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers on December 02, 2020 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, PA.
Why The Steelers Re-Signing Roethlisberger Is Good For The Browns

Filed Under: Daily NewsTagged With: Jadeveon Clowney

About Adam Lowenstein

Adam Lowenstein is a freelance sports journalist. He is also a dental student at Tufts University. While completing his degrees, Adam wrote for numerous websites, covering various professional sports. Adam is a native of Massachusetts, and he attended Washington University in St. Louis when the St. Louis Rams were actually a thing. Adam recently completed his master's degree. In sports, Adam has spent the last couple of years covering the NBA, specifically the Boston Celtics.

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Russell Stemple says

    June 12, 2020 at 12:44 am

    why not sign Warford and Griffin for the same monies you would spend on 1 player

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published.

Primary Sidebar

Search Browns Nation

Trending News

Footer

Terms and Conditions

Privacy Policy

 

Join Our Newsletter

Contact Us

 

Follow us

Copyright © 2021 · ALL RIGHTS RESERVED - Brownsnation.com

Copyright © 2020 · ALL RIGHTS RESERVED BrownsNation.com is not affiliated with the Cleveland Browns or the National Football League