Jadeveon Clowney goes full clown mode in his final week as a Cleveland Browns player

Jadeveon Clowney has unofficially made it impossible for him to come back to the Cleveland Browns after taking digs at Myles Garrett.

Well, Jadeveon Clowney really embraced the Odell Beckham Jr. playbook for teammate appreciation. Like his former roster-mate, Clowney decided to burn down the entire bridge on his way out of town, making it much harder for anyone to ever view him as a positive addition to a team ever again.

Clowney, for those who don’t know, basically tore the Browns, Joe Woods, and Myles Garrett apart just days before his final game in the orange and brown, making it painfully clear that he doesn’t want to come back in 2023.

Which is fine, as was written before, he shouldn’t be brought back anyway. But we’ll get to that in a bit.

He spoke to the media, namely Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com, and let loose how he felt. When it came to his struggles, he blamed it on the coaching staff, saying they didn’t believe in him enough. As if he were Tinker Belle and the clapping of the locker room would’ve made him play better;

"I just feel like I need to be around somebody that believes in me and my ability. (It can’t) just be me believing in myself. I believe in myself more than anybody."

Then he went after Garrett and the team’s use of him, saying they’re more worried about getting Garrett into the Pro Football Hall of Fame than winning games;

"You’re all trying to get somebody into the Hall of Fame when all that matters is winning. Everybody got here for a reason, and we can all make plays. I know I am."

When it came to playing over an All-Pro Ronnie Stanley, Clowney in Week 7, Clowney said that because of the money he made, he shouldn’t have to deal with those kinds of matchups.

"We practiced all week, and we get in the game and they want to move me. I’m not doing that (stuff). I’m old. I’ve done my job. I don’t have time for that. I’ve made my money. I’m doing this because I love the game, but keep (doing things like that) and making me not love the game."

Because of his selfish views on being a team player, Clowney sat out all downs that weren’t third downs against the Ravens that week. The Ravens won 23-20 and rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns. The Browns signed Clowney due to his ability to provide an impact against the offensive running attack.

Clowney literally cost this team a win due to his selfish play.

As if he hadn’t put his foot further in his mouth, Clowney took yet another shot at Garrett and management, saying;

"Let’s say it. Let’s be honest. (It seems to me) they don’t want me to outplay nobody."

Let’s be honest, if you have to play against infurior talent to make a play, you aren’t going to be outplaying anybody anyway. Clowney’s desire to face off with less talented players so he can get his stats is proof that he’s never been that good.

Clowney ended his interview saying specifically that he could end up in the AFC North again next season, but did not say if it would be for the Browns.

Jadeveon Clowney will forever be a first-overall pick who never lived up to his talent

The problem with Jadeveon Clowney is that he’s never been the guy he or the media made him out to be. He’s about to be on his fifth team in six years, and while PFF will give him some strong marks in the past, the fact is he has never produced at the level of a first-overall pick is supposed to.

In fact his three best years where he was playing linebacker, and his totals for tackles are a bit low considering how much he was used on defense in that three season stretch. You could argue that Clowney really only had the support he had over the last few years because of the advanced analytics buffs.

On paper, he doesn’t produce. If you look at his teams, historically, they’re not good with Clowney as a featured player. Only once, in 2018, did the defense he was on rank in the Top 10 of the league in points against.

He’s a prima donna diva, and the faster he’s out of Cleveland, the better. He is reminding fans everywhere of Odell Beckham, and that selfish mentality that ruined his reputation as well. It’s time to stop bringing in the Beckham’s and Clowney’s of the world, and go get the Nick Chubb’s.