Seahawks trade for Jadeveon Clowney

[rdlkgliders]

Jadeveon Clowney trade rumors: Texans star will be traded in '24, 48 hours'




Thomas Lott

20 hrs ago



Jadeveon Clowney is going to be traded soon. Well, at least that's what one NFL Network analyst believes.

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Michael Lombardi of the NFL Network told Patrick Meagher on Sirius XM Radio's "The Wrap", he believes Clowney will be traded in the next day or two.
Per Lombardi:

"He doesn't have a contract, so he's got to sign the tender before they trade him, I think that's almost a fait accompli, he will get traded in the next 24, 48 hours, I would be shocked if he didn't."

While it's easy to say Lombardi could simply be speculating about Clowney being traded at all, remember the Houston Chronicle's John McClain said it would be a surprise if the defensive lineman/end wasn't traded after he refused to sign the franchise tender placed on him by the Texans this offseason. And trust us, McClain knows what he's talking about.
Now, the difference between these two reports is two-fold: for one, the Chronicle didn't put a time limit on a deal for Clowney, and secondly, they disagree on what the Texans are after.
The Chronicle said Houston would love to upgrade its offensive line, but Lombardi has them going after something else.
Lombardi:

"There's a lot of teams that are after him. The Houston Texans, they want a receiver, they want another receiver to go with Hopkins, so I think there's teams, I know there's two teams negotiating with Clowney right now in terms of trying to talk to him about coming to their team because he's got to sign the tender before they can trade him, so he does have some control of the action."

Another couple of things here: the Chronicle's report is almost certainly right. Houston wants to bolster its offensive line as it has been an issue throughout the first couple of years of Deshaun Watson's tenure with the Texans. However, as that report pointed out at the time, there simply aren't many teams — if any — that will trade a good to great offensive lineman at any point of the season, no matter the return. And Houston would probably want something like that back in a deal for Clowney.
So the second point here is that Houston's No. 2 receiver Will Fuller V is coming off of an ACL injury in October of last season. He has also missed a combined 15 games over the last two years with injuries. The Texans could be concerned he won't be the same player he was before getting hurt last year, but they could also simply want a backup plan for Fuller in case he gets hurt again.
The story here though is this: Clowney is likely to get traded, and it sure looks like it could be pretty soon.
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Lombardi:

"Clowney's days as a Houston Texan to me are numbered, which then plays into, how do they overcome him? How do they handle that they're going to have $16 million of cap room once they trade him because he's counting on their cap, and what do they do with that cap room, and how does that impact their win total which is set at eight right now?"

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[CGI_Ram]

When I saw this... I thought; no way they trade him.

But, if they can help their young QB... that makes a lot of sense.

 

[VegasRam]

I don’t.

 

[OldSchool]

 

[coconut]

John McClain said it would be a surprise if the defensive lineman/end wasn't traded after he refused to sign the franchise tender placed on him by the Texans this offseason. And trust us, McClain knows what he's talking about.

 

[jetplt67]

Would we even have the money, at this point, to sign the guy? I doubt it. He's going to break the bank.

 

[OldSchool]

Would we even have the money, at this point, to sign the guy? I doubt it. He's going to break the bank.

No we wouldn't and we would be idiots to spend the money on him even if we did with Goff needing money soon. You just don't pay a guy like him after paying AD already.

 

[MadGoat]

It was reported that over the last few days the Texans have talked with 10 teams about a Clowney deal. The interesting thing is that they've been talking about deals for OL or WR.

I wouldn't be shocked if the Rams were one of those teams. Snead deals, and he showed interest in Mack last year. The problem is that I can't imagine a deal that nets the Texans what they want without killing the Rams in talent and salary. The deal that stands out would be Woods for Clowney. I don't like it, but I believe the money could work with the Rams cap space, renegotiated contracts, and Woods' salary off the books.

Clowney is probably a little bit more valuable in today's NFL, but at those salaries I'd rather have Woods and his contract. He makes the offense work and he's usually pretty healthy.

 

[pmil66]

Remembering how the Rams were after Khalil Mack last year about this time. Fowler would have to be part of the swap to make the money work.
Clowney would be a dynamic addition, most likely only for 1 year.

 

[Loyal]

Just, no.

 

[Mojo Ram]

I'm guessing it's illegal to trade for him then franchise him. Amiright?

 

[Riverumbbq]

Make it a 3 way trade and i'm in.

Rams give up Reynolds, Blythe and a 3'rd round pick to Houston.

Clowney & a Houston 4'th goes to Washington

Brandon Scherff comes to L.A.

 

[CGI_Ram]

Make it a 3 way trade and i'm in.

Rams give up Reynolds, Blythe and a 3'rd round pick to Houston.

Clowney & a Houston 4'th goes to Washington

Brandon Scherff comes to L.A.

Toss in the rights to Joe Klopfenstein... they might bite.

 

[rdlkgliders]

1 year and trade or reassess just like the KM plan. The Texans would have to eat some of the money which they are most likely willing to. He would be arguably and most likely our second best defender. Super Bowl windows are small for teams not named the Patriots. It takes risk and out of the box thinking to cross the finish line first.

 

[OldSchool]

So lots of people want him. The franchise tag which he refuses to sign is a DE is just over $17 million. We have just under $5 million in cap space. Create room now for a minimum of $12 million more, you'll need more than that but why bother with reality when discussing this I saw one person say Woods. Assuming that is a trade that works for Houston his cap cutting him lets say clears off his $6 million base we don't need to discuss the dead money that hurts us going forward. Where's the other money, over $6 million, coming from?

 

[rdlkgliders]

So lots of people want him. The franchise tag which he refuses to sign is a DE is just over $17 million. We have just under $5 million in cap space. Create room now for a minimum of $12 million more, you'll need more than that but why bother with reality when discussing this I saw one person say Woods. Assuming that is a trade that works for Houston his cap cutting him lets say clears off his $6 million base we don't need to discuss the dead money that hurts us going forward. Where's the other money, over $6 million, coming from?

Well that would be Demoff and Snead's job wouldn't it? besides it's just a fun pre reg season topic to ponder realistic or not.
I agree it would take a little magic but stranger thing...….

 

[OldSchool]

Well that would be Demoff and Snead's job wouldn't it? besides it's just a fun pre reg season topic to ponder realistic or not.
I agree it would take a little magic but stranger thing...….

So basically ignore reality and just say here it can happen

 

[BonifayRam]

It was reported that over the last few days the Texans have talked with 10 teams about a Clowney deal. The interesting thing is that they've been talking about deals for OL or WR.

I wouldn't be shocked if the Rams were one of those teams. Snead deals, and he showed interest in Mack last year. The problem is that I can't imagine a deal that nets the Texans what they want without killing the Rams in talent and salary. The deal that stands out would be Woods for Clowney. I don't like it, but I believe the money could work with the Rams cap space, renegotiated contracts, and Woods' salary off the books.

Clowney is probably a little bit more valuable in today's NFL, but at those salaries I'd rather have Woods and his contract. He makes the offense work and he's usually pretty healthy.

I would not trade Woods straight up for Clowney.

Thats what I think of Robert Woods!

 

[nighttrain]

I would not Woods straight up for Clowney.

Thats what I think of Robert Woods!

major part of our high scoring offence
train

 

[PhillyRam]

I would not Woods straight up for Clowney.

Thats what I think of Robert Woods!

I would trade Cooks before Woods...
Thomas takes over the deep threat role even though he is slower....

However that would actually cause a bigger cap hit since Cooks just got his deal.