Jadeveon Clowney has been at odds with the Houston Texans all summer, as the Texans placed a franchise tag on the pass rusher early on the offseason, but he is yet to sign it.

As a result, the Texans have been exploring trades for Clowney, with the Philadelphia Eagles and Seattle Seahawks representing his two preferred landing spots.

There is still a chance that Clowney signs his tender, which would pay him just under $16 million for 2019, but Clowney seems to be willing to miss some games.

“All I can tell you without getting into the specifics is [it's] always about what's best for your team,” Texans head coach Bill O'Brien said, according to Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com. “What's best for your team from a value standpoint, monetarily, skill set-wise, production-wise — all those different things. It's always going to be well thought-out and it's always going to be in the name of what is best for the team — is this the best decision for the team?”

Houston has discussed a Clowney trade with the Miami Dolphins, but the 26-year-old does not seem to have any intention of going to Miami.

But O'Brien says that before any of that stuff actually happens, Clowney needs to sign his tender:

“Any time he wants to come in and sign the tender, we can sit down and talk,” said O'Brien. “… Again, it's all about what's best for the team. So, right now, having these conversations, they can't even take place because he has to come in and sign the tender.”

Clowney is coming off of a 2018 campaign in which he registered 47 tackles and nine sacks, en route to a Pro Bowl appearance.

A former No. 1 overall pick, Clowney entered the NFL with the Texans in 2014 and has earned three Pro Bowl selections.