{"id":95127,"date":"2025-09-19T01:22:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T01:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=95127"},"modified":"2025-09-19T01:22:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T01:22:50","slug":"former-no-1-overall-pick-predicted-to-make-instant-impact-in-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=95127","title":{"rendered":"Former No. 1 Overall Pick Predicted To Make Instant Impact in Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1630727144-e1758211354953.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1630727144-e1758211354953.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1630727144-e1758211354953.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1630727144-e1758211354953.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Former No. 1 Overall Pick Predicted To Make Instant Impact in Debut\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Dallas Cowboys edge rusher Jadeveon Clowney.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you thought something was missing from the Dallas Cowboys in a 40-37 win over the New York Giants in Week 2, join the club. If you\u2019re not sure exactly what it was, we\u2019re happy to fill you in. It was any sort of defensive presence.<\/p>\n<p>Giants quarterback Russell Wilson looked like the Russell Wilson from 10 years ago with 450 passing yards and 3 touchdowns. Two Giants wide receivers \u2014 Malik Nabers and Wan\u2019Dale Robinson \u2014 both had over 100 receiving yards.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of that starts up front, where the Cowboys created a Grand Canyon-sized void in their pass rush when they traded arguably the NFL\u2019s best pass rusher, Micah Parsons, to the Green Bay Packers just days ahead of the regular season opener.<\/p>\n<p>To try and fill that void in some small way, Dallas signed veteran edge rusher and former No. 1 overall pick Jadeveon Clowney to a 1-year, $3.5 million contract on September 14.<\/p>\n<p>Now, with a huge road game against the Chicago Bears on tap for Week 3, the Cowboys need Clowney to step in, step up and make an instant impact by making life uncomfortable for another former No. 1 overall pick in Bears quarterback Caleb Williams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Cowboys\u2019 defense post-Micah Parsons is a work in progress, but the team has some hope that reinforcements are on the way,\u201d ESPN\u2019s Dan Graziano wrote on September 18. \u201cThe signing\u00a0of veteran edge rusher\u00a0Jadeveon Clowney should help bolster the front while Dallas awaits health improvements on the back end.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Clowney Firmly In Journeyman Era Of Career<\/h2>\n<p>Clowney, 32 years old, was the No. 1 overall pick by the Houston Texans in the 2014 NFL draft and will eclipse $100 million in career earnings in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s also on his seventh team in 8 seasons but is still producing at what should be considered an above average level \u2014 he has 2 seasons of at least 9.0 sacks in the last 4 years and led the lowly Carolina Panthers with 6.0 sacks in 14 games 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClowney missed three games due to injury in 2024, which has been a consistent theme throughout his career,\u201d Bleacher Report\u2019s Matt Holder wrote on July 3. \u201cHe\u2019s only played in a full season\u2019s worth of games twice in 11 years. That, combined with being on the wrong side of 30 years old, is likely why the Panthers let him go during free agency and is part of the reason he\u2019s still unsigned. But a team looking for help on the edge should at least give the veteran a call.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>What Cowboys Can Expect From Clowney<\/h2>\n<p>Clowney indicated he was more motivated to come to Dallas after the Cowboys got 2-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark back from the Packers in the Parsons trade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs soon as Kenny Clark signed here, I told my agent that it would be a good move for me,\u201d Clowney told Cowboys reporter Nicole Hutchison on September 15.<\/p>\n<p>As far as his usage against the Bears, that could be anyone\u2019s guess.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJadeveon Clowney said he expects to play Sunday vs. the Bears but does not have a snap count in mind,\u201d ESPN\u2019s Todd Archer posted on his official X account on September 15. \u201cExcited to join the Cowboys and begin practicing on Wednesday. He\u2019s been working out all summer to be ready.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tony Adame covers the NFL for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Commanders, Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos. A veteran sports writer and editor since 2004, his work has been featured at Stadium Talk, Yardbarker, NW Florida Daily News and Pensacola News Journal. More about Tony Adame<\/p>\n<h2>More Heavy on Cowboys<\/h2>\n<p>Loading more stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dallas Cowboys hope edge rusher and former No. 1 overall pick Jadeveon Clowney makes an &#8220;instant impact&#8221; on defense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":95129,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Former No. 1 Overall Pick Predicted To Make Instant Impact in Debut - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=95127\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Former No. 1 Overall Pick Predicted To Make Instant Impact in Debut - 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