The Seattle Seahawks aren't going to use Jadeveon Clowney as the Houston Texans did. Instead of slating him as a 3-4 outside linebacker, the team will enlist him as a 4-3 defensive end; that means, instead of occasionally dropping back, he'll be rushing the passer and setting the edge all the time.

Clowney, a physical marvel with an explosive game, is excited to be able to attack offensive lines at will in Seattle (coincidentally, the rest of the NFC West isn't). He spoke on how Seattle will use him after his first practice with the team on Monday, per Field Gulls' Matty F. Brown:

“I can get back to going vertical, not dropping. Just really putting my head down and grinding. When you're going forward you don't think about a lot. So that's the best thing about this defense.

You've got guys behind you who can make all the plays and guys in front who just get moving and get going; cause havoc. So that's what I like about this… Now that I'm here, I just know for a fact that I'm going forwards. So I can put on as much weight as I want and get going.”

Clowney notes that he ran a 4-3 during his college days at South Carolina. Going from that scheme to a 3-4 was difficult for him — and it may be a reason why he struggled his first two years (other than injuries). Now, he'll get to be in a scheme that will utilize his talents of attacking quarterbacks without having to think about or fake dropping back.