“They take pride in their defense,” Clowney told KPRC 2’s Aaron Wilson recently. “I enjoyed the locker room. The guys that was in the locker room was an extremely fun group of guys. A lot of leaders was on that team, a lot of guys that respect the game of football.
“They got a lot of good guys that I can relate to in that locker room. I’ll definitely be open to going back to Baltimore, playing with Lamar Jackson now. It was a great time for me.”
Now 33, Clowney’s time with the Texans ran from 2014 through 2018, earning three straight Pro Bowls over his final three seasons with the club. Thereafter, Clowney has begun a winding NFL journey, having played in both conferences, five divisions and for six teams, with a 2021-2022 run for the Cleveland Browns standing as his only multiyear stay.
In 2023, he joined Jackson and the Ravens, appearing in 17 games for the first and only time in his career, tallying 15 starts, a career-best 9.5 sacks, 43 tackles, six pass breakups and a pair of forced fumbles.
Coming off a formidable 8.5-sack campaign for the Dallas Cowboys in 2025, Clowney is of the mind that he’s still ready and raring to wreak havoc off the edge, which would come opposite Trey Hendrickson. In perhaps the offseason’s biggest story, the Ravens’ agreed-upon trade with the Las Vegas Raiders for Maxx Crosby was nixed by Baltimore.
Hendrickson admitted he had expectations of playing opposite Crosby. Perhaps having another Pro Bowler join the Ravens pass rush wouldn’t be too bad.
“That’s the usual for me,” Clowney said after a training session. “The usual, all season. Come in, stand on my grind. I got a lot left in the tank. I don’t know if other people know that, but I know that, I can continue to prove that to people and go out there and show people I’m going to do that.”
