Former Seattle Seahawks defensive end and now free agent, Jadeveon Clowney, doesn’t appear to be in any hurry to sign with an NFL team in the near future.
While Clowney and the Seahawks have clearly had some negotiations, the price hasn’t been right for the former No. 1 overall selection. Seattle, however, isn’t the only team in pursuit of Clowney, as the Browns have been rumored to be in the mix as well.
“I think they’ve been the most aggressive team with him financially,” ESPN’s Adam Shefter said Wednesday on 850 ESPN Cleveland. “I just think he has balked at going to Cleveland for whatever reason. I think he’s been hesitant to go because if he wasn’t he would have gone already because it’s the most money. It’s the richest offer on the table and he hasn’t taken it.”
Schefter then gave his own two cents as to why Clowney wouldn’t follow the most money offered to date.
“Why is that? I don’t know,” Schefter continued. “Is that not wanting to be in that city? Is that a lack of belief in the organization? I don’t know what it is. There’s no doubt that Cleveland has offered the most money to date. For whatever reason he has not been willing to take it so far. That doesn’t mean that it couldn’t change, but it hasn’t changed just yet.”
So as for now, Clowney remains an unrestricted free agent and will likely continue to test the waters until he finds the right fit.
