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Jadeveon Clowney returns to Houston Texans on $5.5 million deal with Super Bowl talk already outrunning the contract

8/4/2026

A depth signing, the kind of roster addition that keeps starters fresh rather than replaces them, brought Jadeveon Clowney back to the Houston Texans on a one-year contract worth $5.5 million.

The deal includes incentives that could push the total higher.

1 overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, is rejoining the franchise that originally selected him, now occupying a supporting role on a defense that ranked second in the NFL in fewest points allowed last season.

What the contract actually covers The $5.5 million figure puts Clowney in a rotation slot, not a featured role.