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Jadeveon Clowney does happy dance after sack, $750k incentive bonus

Ravens edge-rusher Jadeveon Clowney got a $750,000 bonus for his sack against the Steelers, and he was very happy about that.

The Baltimore Ravens may have the NFL’s best defense, and veteran edge-rusher Jadeveon Clowney has been a big part of that. The 2014 first overall pick out of South Carolina is on his fifth team in the last six years, and he signed a one year, $2.505-million contract with the Ravens on August 18. It’s basically a vet-minimum deal, but Clowney did have one important incentive that he met against the PIttsburgh Steelers on Saturday.

With 43 seconds left in the first half, Clowney sacked Pittsburgh quarterback Mason Rudolph, which gave him 9.5 sacks on the season. And that tripped a $750,000 bonus, which is a nice add-on.

That’s about how any of us would dance if we got a $750,000 bonus. Per Pro Football Focus, which counts half-sacks as sacks (which everybody should), Clowney came into this game with nine sacks and 69 total pressures, which is nice.

Multiple members of Ravens test positive for COVID-19

Multiple members of Baltimore Ravens have tested positive for COVID-19, the team has announced.

The Baltimore Ravens are supposed to have a quick turnaround this week, but now that’s in serious question.

The team announced on Monday that “multiple members” of the organization have tested positive for COVID-19 one day after their 30-24 loss to the Titans in overtime. The Ravens are slated to have a Thanksgiving Day showdown on Thursday against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

At this time, that game appears to still be in the cards, though. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the AFC North meeting is still currently on. It is yet to be determined which members of the Ravens have tested positive for COVID-19, but the team did report that they all have self-quarantined and all team activities are being handled virtually.

In their release, the club stated that the team is undergoing current NFL COVID-19 safety protocols, including contact tracing.

On Friday, the Ravens announced that third-string quarterback Trace McSorley was placed on the team’s Reserve/COVID-19 list. McSorley had been on the injury report as missing practice Thursday for a non-injury-related reason and was left off Friday’s injury report entirely.

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