Overview
- Multiple outlets reported late Sunday that Clowney agreed to a one-year contract with the Houston Texans, closing a sweepstakes that included interest from Cleveland and Seattle.
- Local reporting pegged the deal at a $5.5 million base salary with incentives that can push the total to about $8 million.
- The Texans plan to use Clowney as a rotational and situational edge behind starters Will Anderson Jr. and Danielle Hunter to keep the top defenders fresh.
- Clowney said family ties, living in Houston and a desire to chase a Super Bowl drove his choice over larger offers or a guaranteed starting role elsewhere.
- The signing, plus Houston’s re-signing of Mario Edwards and ongoing training-camp work integrating Clowney, addresses the team’s depth needs on a defense that ranked among the NFL’s best in 2025.