{"id":29653,"date":"2025-08-04T22:55:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T22:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=29653"},"modified":"2025-08-04T22:55:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T22:55:57","slug":"breaking-patriots-named-best-fit-for-three-time-pro-bowl-pass-rusher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=29653","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Patriots Named Best Fit For Three-Time Pro Bowl Pass Rusher"},"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\/08\/GettyImages-2190279547-e1754336041214.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2190279547-e1754336041214.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2190279547-e1754336041214.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2190279547-e1754336041214.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Patriots Named Best Fit For Three-Time Pro Bowl Pass Rusher\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Patriots only recorded 28 sacks last season, the fewest in the league, going 4-13 under former head coach Jerod Mayo.<\/p>\n<p>New England reinforced its defensive line this offseason to see an increase in production and could add one of the best remaining free agents left in the market as a final piece.<\/p>\n<p>NFL senior news writer Kevin Patra names the New England Patriots as a best fit for free agent EDGE rusher Jadeveon Clowney. Here\u2019s what he had to say:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew England\u00a0spent big\u00a0this offseason to bolster the defense. That can still continue. The addition of\u00a0Milton Williams\u00a0upgraded the interior.\u00a0Harold Landry adds experience on the edge, but he\u2019s on the back nine of his career. Why not bring in another former Mike Vrabel player to fill out depth?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast season in Carolina, Clowney generated 5.5 sacks, a number that would have led the 2024 Patriots (underscoring the sad state of the pass rush under the previous regime). He is only a year removed from a 9.5-sack campaign in Baltimore. Clowney began his NFL career with Vrabel in Houston and played for both the coach and Patriots defensive coordinator Terrell Williams in Tennessee in 2020. At this stage, Clowney is a rotational contributor, but he\u2019d immediately bring more credibility to an edge rush that has underwhelmed in recent years.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Familiarity With Coaching Staff<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5442980\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-870576340.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-870576340.jpg 4581w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-870576340.jpg?resize=150,101 150w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-870576340.jpg?resize=300,201 300w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-870576340.jpg?resize=768,515 768w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-870576340.jpg?resize=1024,687 1024w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-870576340.jpg?resize=1536,1031 1536w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-870576340.jpg?resize=2048,1374 2048w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-870576340.jpg?resize=782,525 782w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-870576340.jpg?resize=780,523 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-870576340.jpg?resize=425,285 425w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-870576340.jpg?resize=252,169 252w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-870576340.jpg?resize=268,180 268w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-870576340.jpg?resize=224,150 224w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-870576340.jpg?resize=242,161 242w\" alt=\"Patriots Named Best Fit For Three-Time Pro Bowl Pass Rusher\" width=\"782\" height=\"525\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5442980\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5442980\">\n<\/div>\n<p>If Jadeveon Clowney were to sign with the Patriots, he would play under Mike Vrabel for a third time in his career.<\/p>\n<p>The EDGE rusher recorded his best sack year when Vrabel was his defensive coordinator with the Houston Texans in the 2017-18 season, recording 9.5 sacks.<\/p>\n<p>Clowney was able to reunite with Vrabel when he signed a one-year deal with the Tennessee Titans.<\/p>\n<p>While in Nashville, the defender was coached by the Patriots\u2019 newest defensive coordinator Terrell Williams, who was the defensive line coach at the time.<\/p>\n<p>With familiarity of the coaching staff and the scheme, Clowney can enter the Patriots defense without having to catch up too much.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Praise For Former Coach<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5442965\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1285379565.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1285379565.jpg 3679w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1285379565.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1285379565.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1285379565.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1285379565.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1285379565.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1285379565.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1285379565.jpg?resize=782,521 782w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1285379565.jpg?resize=780,520 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1285379565.jpg?resize=425,283 425w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1285379565.jpg?resize=254,169 254w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1285379565.jpg?resize=270,180 270w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1285379565.jpg?resize=225,150 225w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1285379565.jpg?resize=242,161 242w\" alt=\"Patriots Named Best Fit For Three-Time Pro Bowl Pass Rusher\" width=\"782\" height=\"521\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5442965\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5442965\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Jadeveon Clowney saw action in just 8 games during his tenure with the Tennessee Titans, but former HC Mike Vrabel seems to have made an impact on the player.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Mike Vrabel is one of the smartest coaches I think I\u2019ve ever had since I\u2019ve been playing football,\u201d Clowney said of Vrabel back in 2020. \u201cHe knows football front and back, and he knows how to put guys in position to make plays\u2026 He just put me in position to make plays, he believes I\u2019m a playmaker and he believes in my ability to make plays. So he keeps lining me up all over the place, and I\u2019ll keep making plays for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vrabel was the linebackers coach and DC for the Texans when Clowney was a three-time Pro Bowler and a second-team All-Pro.<\/p>\n<p>If the EDGE rusher were to reunite with Vrabel for a third time, Clowney could see a return to his Pro Bowl caliber status.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New England Patriots could reinforce their defensive with a three-time Pro Bowler who knows the current coaching staff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29654,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-england-patriots"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING : Patriots Named Best Fit For Three-Time Pro Bowl Pass Rusher - 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