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Jadeveon Clowney continues to play the ready sport in free company.
For weeks, the Seattle Seahawks have been counted out within the Jadeveon Clowney sweepstakes, however after the draft, head coach Pete Carroll expressed stunning optimism about their probabilities to retain the go rusher. Carroll famous that he has stayed in touch with Clowney and has “a reasonably good feeling” given the go rusher continues to be available on the market.
“Simply staying in contact with him, he's type of affected person with the time frames which can be on the market and all that, however he is aware of that the Seahawks is a spot that he had some success and that he had a extremely good time and contributed to our membership,” Carroll defined in the course of the crew’s post-draft press convention. “It's a fairly good feeling for him being on the market nonetheless. Johnny [GM John Schneider] will care for it and if there is a chance that is sensible, we’ll dive again in and pursue it.”
Seahawks basic supervisor John Schneider took a way more cautious strategy when requested about Clowney. Schneider didn't sound as optimistic as Carroll, however as soon as once more refused to close the door on Clowney returning to Seattle.
“We don’t shut the door on something, actually,” Schneider famous. “Mainly, with Clowney, let’s put it on the market. He did an excellent job for us. He was superb this previous yr. We had been in negotiations together with his agent for a very long time and sooner or later, it is advisable transfer on and maintain conducting enterprise. It’s not Jadeveon’s fault, it’s no one’s fault. It's important to maintain shifting, man or you will get beat.”
The Seahawks Cleared Extra Than $12 Million in Cap House
There had been rumblings that the Seahawks may launch Justin Britt, however with no signing in place, it was a bit stunning to see Seattle transfer on from their beginning middle. Not solely did the Seahawks launch Britt, however Seattle additionally minimize D.J. Fluker.
The 2 strikes created greater than $12 million in cap house. The Seattle Instances’ Bob Condotta reported that the roster cuts don't essentially imply a signing is on the horizon. The Seahawks additionally wanted house to signal their new draft class together with undrafted gamers.
“The strikes in the present day depart Seattle with about $14 million in cap house by my tough calculations, with out accounting for Bruce Irvin’s contract, which has not been processed. That does account for the roughly $eight million wanted for the draft class,” Condotta tweeted.
The Cap House May Be Used to Signal a Veteran Participant Like Everson Griffen
The cap house doesn't essentially imply that the Seahawks are taking a look at bringing again Clowney. Seattle may decide to signal a veteran participant like Everson Griffen who continues to be available on the market.
There may be additionally the thought of a possible commerce for a participant like Yannick Ngakoue. But, Carroll’s feedback on Clowney present the crew stays in touch with the go rusher and nonetheless holds out hope that they will re-sign him. It additionally signifies that Clowney is in no hurry to decide and might be hoping to see extra curiosity now that the NFL draft has concluded.
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