Former No. 1 overall pick visiting Browns for possible reunion

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Former No. 1 overall pick visiting Browns for possible reunion

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Matt Wadleigh | Last updated Jul 29, 2026 1:55 PM ET

The Cleveland Browns have some new faces in town, but they are considering a reunion with a former No. 1 overall draft pick.

On Wednesday, the Browns hosted Jadeveon Clowney, who was the top pick by the Houston Texans in 2014.

Possible reunion: DE Jadeveon Clowney is visiting the #Browns today, source says.

Following an 8.5-sack season with the #Cowboys, Clowney is exploring another stint in Cleveland, where he had 11 sacks in two seasons from 2021-22. pic.twitter.com/ikdNM2Ytve
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) July 29, 2026

Clowney spent five seasons with the Houston Texans, recording 9.5 sacks in 2017 and 9 in 2018 before going to the Seattle Seahawks.

Clowney spent one season with the Seahawks and one with the Tennessee Titans before playing two seasons with the Browns in 2021 and 2022.

After that, Clowney spent a season each with the Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers and Dallas Cowboys in a busy career.

Clowney’s career includes three straight Pro Bowl trips in the final seasons of his run in Houston, but he was traded to the Seahawks with one year left on his deal.

The Seahawks then didn’t re-sign Clowney, which led to him going to the Titans.

In his NFL career, Clowney has played a total of 153 regular-season games with 66.5 sacks, and he had 8.5 sacks in 13 games for the Cowboys in 2025, so he can still produce even at the age of 33.

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