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Seattle Seahawks defensive end Jadeveon Clowney had without a doubt his best game of the season in Week 10 against the San Francisco 49ers, earning NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors.
His breakout game, and Seattle’s relative lack of pass rush otherwise, has lead to many speculations about his future with the squad.
Clowney is a free agent after the season, and a provision in his trade to Seattle means the team cannot franchise tag him after the year.
That means Seattle has from now until March 18 to sign Clowney to an extension, else he becomes a free agent capable of signing with any team.
However – Clowney isn’t letting his future distract him from the present.
“I’m not really worried,” Clowney told Seattle media members on Wednesday. “Right now, I’m just focusing on trying to get ready for the Eagles. It’s a lot of football left. I’m really focusing on this season. I don’t care about looking down the road. It’s just one game at a time because we can do something special here.”
Clowney came to Seattle just before the start of the season in a trade with the Texans, who acquired Barkevious Mingo, Jacob Martin and a 2020 third round pick in exchange for the 2014 first overall pick.
He’s racking up numbers in Seattle, posting 25 combined tackles, three passes defended, three forced fumbles, and two touchdowns.
Clowney admitted he has spent time in previous seasons thinking about his financial future – part of the reason he’s committed to not doing so in Seattle.
“I thought about that last year, what was going to happen with the contract,” Clowney said. “I thought about it the year before I was on my last year. I’m done thinking about that. Just take it one game at a time. One season. One play. You never know what’s going to happen. You can be one play away from the end and it all could blow up in your face. Just continue to have fun. Continue to play at a high level. Enjoy this game because it can be taken away from you at any minute. Not worried about what the future holds right now.”
Clowney and the rest of the Seahawks will keep their attention on the Eagles, who they will play in Philadelphia on Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. PT.
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