According to reports, the Cleveland Browns had been the team to most expressly pursue free agent pass rusher Jadeveon Clowney, who has remained unsigned since the start of the new league year. the former first-overall pick played under the franchise tag with the Seattle Seahawks in 2019 after being traded to them from the Houston Texans.
Reports have suggested that he didn’t want to play with the Browns, even though they have been the team to come closest to his asking price. Now Cleveland has seemingly shut the door on pursuing Clowney, instead reworking the contract of Olivier Vernon, the pass rusher whom they acquired last offseason from the New York Giants in exchange for Pro Bowl guard Kevin Zeitler.