Texans trade Jadeveon Clowney to Seahawks
Houston Texans defensive end, Jadeveon Clowney was traded to the Seattle Seahawks in a multi-player deal on Saturday. The news ends rumors circulating about the potential landing spot for the consecutive three-time NFL Pro Bowler.
In return for the 26-year-old Jadeveon Clowney, the Texans will receive pass rusher Barkevious Mingo. As well as that, they get second-year linebacker Jacob Martin and a third-round pick in the 2020 NFL draft.
Jadeveon Clowney is already in Seattle to get the trade done, which will become official once all players involved pass a physical evaluation, according to ESPN.
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The Texans and Clowney have been at odds since March. Then, the team placed the franchise tag on the star pass rusher and designated him as an outside linebacker instead of a defensive end.
Clowney reportedly thought he should have been paid like a defensive end. That would have netted him $17.13 million compared to an outside linebacker at $15.97 million.
Clowney, the first overall pick of the 2014 NFL draft has 29 sacks in his career, as well as 53 tackles for loss over the past three seasons. He isn’t eligible for a long term deal until 2019.
