After tallying the fewest sacks in the NFL in 2023, the Carolina Panthers have upgraded their pass rush.
The Panthers signed Jadeveon Clowney to a two-year, $20million deal with a max value of $24million on Wednesday.
The top overall pick of the 2014 NFL draft, Clowney has bounced around from team to team the past few seasons as it looked like his best years were behind him.
The 31-year-old, however, is coming off a resurgent 2023.
Playing in all 17 games last season for the Baltimore Ravens, Clowney racked up 9 1/2 sacks - matching his career high from 2017.
He also registered 19 quarterback hits and 79 QB pressures - tied for seventh most in the NFL.
He joins a Carolina team that had a league-low 27 sacks last season and had the NFL's worst record at 2-15.
Clowney, who grew up about 20 minutes from the Panthers' home stadium, spent his first five pro seasons with the Houston Texans before spending the last five seasons with the Seattle Seahawks, Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns and Ravens.
From 2019-2022 in his first four seasons since leaving Houston, he totaled just 14 sacks.
In 126 career games, he has 52 1/2 sacks, 128 QB hits and 15 forced fumbles.