Browns Rumors: Jarvis Landry, Jadeveon Clowney Contracts Eyed with Open Cap Space

Jarvis Landry and Jadeveon Clowney may be back with the Cleveland Browns after all. 

According to Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com, the Browns restructured the contract of wideout Amari Cooper, freeing about $15 million of cap space in the process. She added, "The Browns, who are going all in to try to win a Super Bowl this season, would love to have both players back, and it’s much more likely now."

Landry, 29, spent the past four years with the Browns but was released this offseason in a cost-cutting move. The Browns had allowed Landry to seek out trades on the market after the sides were unable to agree on a contract restructure, though he was ultimately released.

It was a situation that clearly rubbed Landry the wrong way, who made his feelings known publicly in February, making it clear a divorce with the Browns was a possibility:

The five-time Pro Bowler caught 52 passes for 570 yards and two touchdowns in 12 games last season, easily his worst in Cleveland, though he dealt with injuries and the mediocre play of quarterback Baker Mayfield. Per Cabot, "Landry wanted nothing more than to win a Super Bowl here, and he's motivated to return now that Deshaun Watson and Cooper are here and the Browns have a bona fide chance."

Clowney, 29, spent the 2021 season with the Browns after signing a one-year deal with the team, registering 37 tackles (11 for loss), nine sacks, 19 quarterback hits and two forced fumbles. He paired nicely with fellow edge-rusher Myles Garrett, giving Cleveland bookend defensive ends. 

According to Cabot, Clowney "is also more likely to return now that his old teammate is on board and the Browns are instant Super Bowl contenders." She added that the team has been in contact with the agents for both players. 

The Browns changed the trajectory of their title chances on Friday when they traded first-round picks in 2022, 2023 and 2024, a 2023 third-rounder and a 2024 fourth-rounder to the Houston Texans for Watson and a 2024 fifth-round selection.

And it sounds as though that move might help facilitate a reunion between the Browns and two of their key players from last season.