Jadeveon Clowney Is The Top Remaining Free Agent Pass Rusher On The Open Market And Could Sign With An AFC Playoff Team.
With Chase Young now on the New Orleans Saints, Jadeveon Clowney is unquestionably the best free agent pass rusher remaining on the market. After spending the first five years of his career with the Houston Texans, the former first-overall pick has spent the past few seasons bouncing around the league on one-year deals.
The 2024 season could be more of the same for Jadeveon Clowney, even though the free agent is coming off one of the best years of his career. Appearing in all 17 games for the Baltimore Ravens, the 30-year-old pass rusher finished the season with 9.5 sacks, 43 tackles, nine tackles-for-loss, and 19 quarterback hits while playing a key role on one of the best defenses in the game.
The Ravens are trying to re-sign Jadeveon Clowney, but NFL Network’s Nick Shook believes that the free agent should take his talents to Miami. In a recent article, Shook identified a top landing spot for each of the top remaining free agents, and he believes the Dolphins would bring out the best in the South Carolina product.
Free Agent Jadeveon Clowney Linked to Miami Dolphins
Shook’s argument for the Dolphins signing Jadeveon Clowney steps from the Jaelan Phillips Achilles injury. Noting that the pass rusher won’t be back for a while, the NFL analyst believes Clowney could be an upgrade.
Send [Clowney] to Miami, where the Dolphins aren’t going to have Jaelan Phillips for a while because of the Achilles injury he sustained in November, leaving a hole on the edge. Replace Phillips with Clowney, a veteran who proved he still has the juice last season, tying a career-high with 9.5 sacks. The Fins have some money to spend and expectations to meet, conditions that match the situations Clowney has traditionally sought. Why not take his talents to Miami Gardens?
Jadeveon Clowney could make sense as a free agent replacement for Phillips, but they might not have as much money as Shook believes. While the team currently has $13.6 million in cap space, they’re setting a decent amount aside for the inevitable Jaylen Waddle and Tua Tagovailoa extensions. If the Dolphins had money to burn, they wouldn’t have let star players like Christian Wilkins and Robert Hunt leave in free agency.
The Dolphins have not expressed any reported interest in Jadeveon Clowney, and while they could be a dark horse suitor for the free agent, he’s probably going to sign somewhere else. Whether it’s a return to the Ravens or a new home entirely, the pass rusher should have plenty of options for his next team.
