What He Did in 2025<\/p>\n
What he did was, well, find the aforementioned groove, and in a big way. Before the season was all said-and-done, Clowney was the best pass rusher in the building, and not simply because others struggled mightily to consistently get to the opposing quarterback. Clowney had a very good season by any contextual measurement, and in multiple categories.<\/p>\n
The 32-year-old notched a team-high in sacks (8.5), also this second-highest tally in the past four seasons, along with four pass break ups, two fumble recoveries, a forced fumble and 41 combined tackles that include 10 quarterback hits; and he did it all with only six (!!) starts in 13 games. Imagine if he\u2019d been unleashed sooner by now-fired defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus.<\/p>\n
Why He Could Stay<\/p>\n
To put it plainly, re-read the previous sentence. Clowney continuously made it clear he\u2019d be interested in re-signing with the Cowboys due to the brotherhood in the locker room, one he says is unlike any he\u2019s been a part of, and also that he\u2019d prefer to sign early in the offseason to avoid missing the team\u2019s offseason conditioning program and training camp \u2014 all of this despite the franchise-worst defensive production under Eberflus.<\/p>\n