Report: Houston Texans trading Jadeveon Clowney to Seattle Seahawks
The Houston Texans are trading former No. 1 overall draft pick Jadeveon Clowney to the Seattle Seahawks, as reported by Jay Glazer of Fox Sports.
How things have changed for the Houston Texans this preseason compared to a year ago, as Jadeveon Clowney is being traded to the Seattle Seahawks per a report by Jay Glazer of Fox Sports.
The Texans and Clowney have been in contract negotiations this offseason. Clowney has not yet reported to the team or signed his franchise tag tender, leading to what seems to have been bitterness between the Texans and the Seahawks.
Below is what Glazer first reported on Twitter about the Clowney trade to the Seahawks:
Scoopage: SEA & HOU have agreed to trade parameters re: Jadeveon Clowney contingent upon Clowney & other players involved passing physicals. Still lot of moving parts but believed Clowney, who rejected going to Miami at first, is headed for his physical with Hawks. @NFLONFOX
— Jay Glazer (@JayGlazer) August 31, 2019
Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle is reporting the Seahawks are sending a third-round pick and two players to the Texans in exchange for Clowney:
Seahawks are sending a third-round pick and two players to Texans in exchange for Jadeveon Clowney, according to sources
— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) August 31, 2019
Tom Pelissero of NFL Network also has joined in on the reports, saying this about the trade of Clowney to Seattle:
The #Seahawks are deep in talks to acquire franchise player Jadeveon Clowney from the #Texans, sources tell me and @MikeGarafolo. Clowney has told people he wants to be in Seattle. Still some hoops to jump through, but it’s headed toward him getting his wish.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) August 31, 2019
Though the pass rusher Clowney is an above-average player in the NFL at what he does, he and the Texans never seen eye-to-eye as to what position he should be listed at when it came to the franchise tag, as being a defensive end or linebacker was a difference of around $2 million with the tag.
Ian Rapoport of NFL.com has listed the players in the trade with Seattle:
Terms for the #Seahawks trade for Jadeveon Clowney: Seattle gets Clowney, the #Texans get a third-round pick, LB Jacob Martin, and pass-rusher Barkevious Mingo, source said.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 31, 2019
Add that with Clowney finding out the Texans wanted to trade him, and this is the final result. The Texans will receive the third-round pick, plus linebacker Jacob Martin, and pass rusher Barkevious Mingo, as this Saturday morning report does change the landscape of the Texans on defense.
Clowney has played since 2014 with the Texans, and his career totals include 205 tackles and 29 sacks. This past season in 2018 ,Clowney totaled 47 tackles and nine sacks. In ’17, he had 9.5 sacks and 59 tackles.
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Check back with the Toro Times for more on the fallout of the reported trade of Clowney to the Seahawks.