{"id":841574,"date":"2026-08-03T09:50:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T09:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/841574\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T09:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T09:50:12","slug":"nfl-free-agency-ex-panthers-olb-jadeveon-clowney-signs-with-texans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/841574\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL free agency: Ex-Panthers OLB Jadeveon Clowney signs with Texans"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aug. 2, 2026, 6:08 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

A Rock Hill, S.C. native and former Carolina Panthers<\/a> pass rusher has returned home . . . well, to his first NFL home, at least.<\/p>\n

According to Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, outside linebacker Jadeveon Clowney has agreed to terms<\/a> on a deal with the Houston Texans<\/a>. The Texans selected Clowney out of the University of South Carolina with the No. 1 overall pick of the 2014 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n

Clowney played his first five pro campaigns in Houston, where he’d become a three-time Pro Bowler. He went on to pick up stints with the Seattle Seahawks<\/a> (2019), Tennessee Titans (2020), Cleveland Browns (2021 to 2022), Baltimore Ravens (2023), Carolina Panthers (2024) and Dallas Cowboys (2025).<\/p>\n

In the lone season with his hometown Panthers, Clowney tied for a team-leading 5.5 sacks while amassing 46 combined tackles and four passes defensed. 2025 saw the then-32-year-old record 8.5 sacks over 13 games in Dallas.<\/p>\n

Follow\u00a0@ThePanthersWire<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter\/X for more Panthers content.<\/p>\n

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