This one might be hard for Baltimore Ravens fans to swallow if it works out.
Former Ravens edge rusher and 2014 No. 1 overall pick Jadeveon Clowney visited with the Cleveland Browns on the 1st full day of training camp on Wednesday as he looks for a new home.
Clowney led the Dallas Cowboys with 8.5 sacks in 2025 while playing in just 13 games.
“Myles Garrett was the catalyst for Jadeveon Clowneyâs messy divorce from the Browns in 2023, and Garrettâs departure last month opened the door for Clowneyâs possible return,” Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot wrote on Wednesday. “The Browns on Wednesday hosted Clowney on the first day of training camp, and will re-sign him if the two sides reach an agreement.”
Clowney played 1 season for the Ravens in 2023, and played 2 seasons for the Browns in 2021 and 2022. Current Browns head coach Todd Monken was the offensive coordinator during Clowney’s 1 season in Baltimore.
Clowney Firmly in Mercenary Stage of Career
Bleacher Reportâs Kristopher Knox doesnât think Clowney will be unemployed for much longer after he played for the Cowboys on a 1-year, $3.45 million contract in 2025 and led them in sacks while playing just 31.4 percent of his teamâs defensive snaps.
That’s a lot of production for not a lot of money, in NFL terms.
Knox called the 2 teams that played in the Super Bowl in February â the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks â the 2 most logical landing spots for Clowney.
âFor any teams looking to add a defensive mercenary just before training camp, Jadeveon Clowney is the perfect target,â Knox wrote on July 19. âWhile Clowney never became the franchise centerpiece the Houston Texans hoped they were getting when they drafted him first overall back in 2014. However, heâs been a very productive player throughout his career, often during short-term stints. This past season, for example, Clowney joined the Dallas Cowboys for 13 games and finished with 12 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, and 22 quarterback pressures. He isnât just a situational edge-rusher, either, and remains a very disruptive force against the run ⦠Clowney would help just about any defense looking to bolster its front, though he might have the most impact by landing with one of the many franchises that can offer a preexisting coaching connection.â
Jadeveon Clowney âOpenâ to Reuniting With Ravens
The Ravens already signed 1 elite edge rusher this offseason with NFL All-Pro Trey Hendrickson on a 4-year, $112 million free-agent contract.
Clowney might be the perfect complementary player to Hendrickson and 2nd-year edge rusher Mike Green after playing 1 season for the Ravens in 2023 â something he seems open to.
â(The Ravens) take pride in their defense,â Clowney told NFL reporter Aaron Wilson in April. âI enjoyed the locker room. The guys that was in the locker room was an extremely fun group of guys. A lot of leaders was on that team, a lot of guys that respect the game of football. They got a lot of good guys that I can relate to in that locker room. Iâll definitely be open to going back to Baltimore, playing with Lamar Jackson now. It was a great time for me.â
Clowney, 33 years old, had a career-high 9.5 sacks playing for the Ravens in 2023 under former defensive coordinator and current Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald.
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