Jadeveon Clowney is back. The Houston Texans outside linebacker participated in his first practice with the team this year on Monday following a lengthy rehabilitation from knee surgery he underwent last January, according to Sarah Barshop of ESPN.
Jadeveon Clowney (knee) practiced (and participated in team drills) for the first time this training camp. He has spent the majority of camp doing individual drills and working on the side.
It looks like also that Clowney is ready to go for Week 1 of the regular season, as he expressed his full confidence in his body to handle a steady workload, per Deep Sidhu of HoustonTexans.com.
Jadeveon Clowney says he’s 100 percent and ready to go. Has been limited in camp, but workload incrementally increased.
Clowney needs a healthy frame this coming season not only to help the Texans rebound from a forgettable 2017 campaign but also to boost his value on the business table once he negotiates for an extension with Houston or a new deal with another team next year should he hit the free agent market. Clowney is entering the final leg of the four-year contract he signed with Houston in 2014. He is bound to earn $12.306 million in the 2018 season.
Last year, the former No. 1 overall pick recorded a career-high total of 9.5 sacks to earn his second-straight Pro Bowl selection, though, he was not able to participate in the Pro Bowl game itself because of his injury.
Clowney and the Texans will face the New England Patriots in Foxboro in their season opener on Sep. 9.
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