Jadeveon Clowney, Jarvis Landry Have 'Mutual Interest' with Browns in FA, per Agents

Both defensive end Jadeveon Clowney and wide receiver Jarvis Landry could return to the Cleveland Browns this offseason, and their respective agents hinted at a potential reunion. 

Clowney's agent Kennard McGuire told Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal there is "mutual interest" between the veteran edge-rusher and the team.

"There's some mutual interest," Landry's agent Roosevelt Barnes added of talks between his client and the Browns. "There's some other teams that, of course, are interested, too. We'll just have to see how things play out."

Clowney, 29, had a solid season for the Browns in 2021, notching 37 tackles (11 for loss), nine sacks and two forced fumbles in 14 games. He formed a solid one-two punch off the edge with star Myles Garrett, and a return to Cleveland would make sense. 

Landry's situation is a bit more complicated. 

The veteran wide receiver was released by the Browns earlier in March in a cost-cutting move after Landry was granted permission to seek a trade but nothing materialized. 

It was a divorce that had been brewing, which Landry hinted at in February:

But despite his release, Cleveland's controversial acquisition of quarterback Deshaun Watson might facilitate a reunion. 

Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com reported on March 19 that Landry "wanted nothing more than to win a Super Bowl here, and he’s motivated to return now that Watson and [Amari] Cooper are here and the Browns have a bona fide chance."

Landry, a five-time Pro Bowler, was selected to two Pro Bowls with the Browns. He did have something of a down season in 2021, catching just 52 passes for 570 yards and two scores in 12 games. But his own injuries, paired with the mediocre performance of quarterback Baker Mayfield, played a part. 

And for a Browns team clearly gunning for a Super Bowl title in the coming years, bringing him back to surround Watson with as many weapons as possible would make sense.

"I love Jarvis the player. I love Jarvis the person," head coach Kevin Stefanski told reporters on Monday. "But we've got to let all that play out."