Supply: Clowney to signal tender, be part of Seahawks

Jadeveon Clowney is in Seattle and about to signal his franchise tender, which is able to allow the Houston Texans to commerce him to the Seattle Seahawks, a supply informed ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

In alternate for Clowney, the Texans are receiving a 2020 third-round decide, DE/OLB Barkevious Mingo and LB Jacob Martin, ESPN has confirmed.

The Seahawks have been nonetheless in want of pass-rush assist after signing Ezekiel Ansah in Could to assist account for the lack of Frank Clark, who was traded to Kansas Metropolis. Defensive deal with Jarran Reed, who had a career-best 10.5 sacks final season, is suspended for the primary six video games. Ansah returned to apply final week and is on monitor to play in Seattle’s opener.

The Seahawks have been projected to have two third-round picks in 2020, together with a compensatory choice for letting Earl Thomas stroll in free company, and 10 picks in all. In addition they obtained an additional second-rounder within the Clark commerce, that means they nonetheless have 4 picks within the first three rounds after sending one in every of their third-rounders to Houston.

Fox Sports activities first reported deal had been agreed to.

Clowney, 26, who was named to his third consecutive Professional Bowl final season, completed 2018 with 47 tackles, 9 sacks, a compelled fumble and a fumble restoration. He additionally had 16 tackles for loss, which tied for ninth within the NFL final season, and he now has 53 tackles for loss over the previous three seasons, which ranks third within the league.

Clowney, the primary general decide of the 2014 draft, struggled with knee accidents early in his profession, lacking 15 video games in his first two seasons. In 2016, he performed by wrist and elbow accidents, showing in 14 video games and making the Professional Bowl for the primary time. Since then, he has missed only one recreation over two seasons.

Clowney selected to not signal his franchise tender this offseason, which is value $15.967 million for the 2019 season. Clowney must signal the tender in an effort to full the commerce.

He’s not eligible to signal a long-term contract with the Seahawks till after the 2019 season as a result of the deadline to signal franchised gamers to long-term contracts handed on July 15.

The Texans tagged Clowney as a linebacker ($15.443 million) moderately than as a defensive finish ($17.128 million). Nevertheless, as a result of gamers obtain the upper quantity between the tag worth or 120% of final yr’s wage, Clowney is poised to get a further $524,000 this season. He made $13.306 million, together with a $1 million bonus, whereas enjoying on his fifth-year choice in 2018.

Regardless of being tagged as a linebacker, Clowney performed most of his snaps at defensive finish in 2018, in keeping with ESPN Stats & Info. He logged 729 at defensive finish, 101 at defensive deal with and 33 at linebacker final season.

It is the second main commerce the Seahawks and Texans have pulled off in lower than two years. Seattle acquired left deal with Duane Brown on the commerce deadline in 2017 for what turned out to be a return of draft picks after cornerback Jeremy Lane failed his bodily and went again to the Seahawks.

“It is a massive transfer for us,” Brown informed ESPN’s Josina Anderson. “He’s a game-changer in my view. Simply spending time with him in Houston, I do know he’s revered by offensive coordinators, guys which have to arrange for him. I believe he’ll actually thrive for us. I do know Clowney has to get a bodily, however he is excited. I have been telling him it is a respected group right here. I am undecided why all of it fell aside in Houston. I understand how he works. I am wanting ahead to getting him on the market with us now.”

Mingo was seemingly on Seattle’s roster bubble. He had been underwhelming in his transfer from strongside linebacker, the place he began in 2018, to defensive finish and carried a $5.2 million cap cost within the remaining yr of his deal. Seattle will save $four.1 million towards its cap by buying and selling Mingo whereas incurring $1.1 million in lifeless cash.

Martin was a sixth-round decide in 2018 who had three sacks as a rookie. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll had repeatedly talked up Martin as a participant the Seahawks anticipated to take a big soar in his second season, noting the sturdy stress charges he had as a rotational pass-rusher. Martin performed solely 225 defensive snaps and was second in special-teams snaps behind Mingo with 279, in keeping with Professional Soccer Reference.

Info from ESPN’s Brady Henderson and Sarah Barshop was used on this report.