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The Seahawks are nonetheless within the operating for Jadeveon Clowney.
As Jadeveon Clowney waits out the free-agent market, the Seattle Seahawks stay in competition for the go rusher. ESPN’s Dianna Russini reported that the Seahawks and Titans are the 2 finalists to signal Clowney.
“I’m advised the Seattle Seahawks and the Tennessee Titans are nonetheless focused on Jadeveon Clowney. Each groups have made a number of provides, however nothing that matches Clowney’s desired price ticket. Sources consider ‘he’s simply not in a rush to signal,’” Russini famous on Twitter.
ESPN 710 Seattle’s John Clayton reported that the Seahawks’ supply nonetheless tops the Titans which is believed to be within the one-year, $10 million vary. As indicated by the 2 months which have handed, Clowney is in no hurry to signal a brand new contract. It seems the go rusher is making an attempt to attend out the NFL’s assembly restrictions, however it’s arduous to examine these being lifted any time quickly with most cities nonetheless in a significant battle with COVID-19.
The Seahawks and Titans could be the high contenders to signal Clowney, however it is a very fluid state of affairs. Nothing is about in stone till Clowney indicators a contract and there’s no indication that that is near occurring.
The Seahawks Indicated They “Moved On” From Clowney However This Is Not Fully True
Seahawks basic supervisor John Schneider indicated on a number of events that the staff needed to transfer on from Clowney and conduct enterprise as traditional. But, the Seahawks launched Justin Britt and D.J. Fluker clearing more room that Seattle has not solely used. Whereas Schneider indicated the staff had moved on, he additionally famous that the Seahawks had refused to shut the door on bringing again Clowney.
“We don’t shut the door on something, actually,” Schneider famous within the Seahawks’ draft press convention. “Mainly, with Clowney, let’s put it on the market. He did an incredible job for us. He was wonderful this previous 12 months. We have been in negotiations together with his agent for a very long time and sooner or later, you must transfer on and hold conducting enterprise. It’s not Jadeveon’s fault, it’s no one’s fault. You must hold shifting, man or you will get beat.”
Seattle Stays Assured in Their Present Move Rusher Choices
All through the draft, the Seahawks expressed confidence of their present choices on the defensive position with the signings of Benson Mayowa and Bruce Irvin. Seattle additionally added two go rushers, Darrell Taylor and Alton Robinson, within the draft. Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll emphasised that the staff needed to deal with the place group this offseason and really feel assured in what they’ve executed thus far.
“We actually did have a look at the problem of, we weren’t pleased with the manufacturing of our stress that we placed on final 12 months, so we went after it,” Carroll defined, per Seahawks.com. “Each transfer that we’ve made has addressed that and I feel that we’ve got the depth that may actually assist us hold guys quick and contemporary and get a extremely good rotation going. …Everyone was actually enthusiastic about it [the draft]. It began with getting Jordyn [Brooks], however then coming again and getting Darrell [Taylor], a man that we may have simply taken with our first choose if we had the chance, that labored out nice. I’m actually fired up that we have been capable of get Alton [Robinson] the place we received him. He’s received the power and the manufacturing to do stuff like guys that have been picked fairly a bit greater. We have been lucky to get that executed.”
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