Report: Jadeveon Clowney cuts $20 million asking price, with Titans and Seahawks interested
The top defensive player to hit the NFL free agent market is reportedly lowering his price.
Jadeveon Clowney has dropped at least $2 million from the $20 million-per-year salary he was seeking in free agency, according to ESPN’s Dianna Russini.
His previous demands would have landed him at least the top three of player salaries among defensive ends last year, contending with the Dallas Cowboys’ DeMarcus Lawrence ($21 million) and the Kansas City Chiefs’ Frank Clark ($20.8 million), per Spotrac. With $17 million, Clowney would still be in the top 10.
Who will meet Jadeveon Clowney’s free agency demands?
Per ESPN, teams currently interested in Clowney are the Seattle Seahawks, where he played last season, and Tennessee Titans.
Titans general manager Jon Robinson said Wednesday that the team is in touch with Clowney’s agents, telling ESPN:
"There's a lot of business that has to be done throughout the course of the league year. We are working through a few guys at the end of free agency. I would say we are still working through it and looking at guys that are still available. I don't know that we are done, but I don't know that there will be a flurry of moves here. We have touched base with Clowney's representation, and we're kind of seeing and navigate where that one might be."
The Titans have already made an addition to a pass rush that ranked ninth in the NFL in adjusted sack rate last year, signing former Atlanta Falcons outside linebacker Vic Beasley to a one-year, $9.5 million deal.
As of March 30, the Titans still have the fifth-most salary-cap space in the NFL with roughly $32.5 million, per ESPN’s Field Yates. The Seahawks were in 27th with $11.3 million, but are making moves to clear space.
Clowney’s three sacks with the Seahawks didn’t live up to expectations, but he still consistently generated pressure despite facing constant double teams. He also played through a core injury for most of the second half of the season.
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