The Cleveland Browns spent years seeking out former first-overall defensive lineman Jadeveon Clowney before they finally managed to get him to agree to sign with them in 2021. He had a strong bounceback season after dealing with injuries, finishing that year with nine sacks. A soft market helped coax him back for the 2022 season, but he doesn’t anticipate returning for a third go-around, and seemed pretty open about explaining the reasons why.
Telling Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com that he’s 95 percent sure he won’t be returning to the Browns in 2023, he explained that he feels he needs to play in a system where the coaching staff believes in him and his ability to make plays, saying it can’t “just be me believing in myself”.