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NFL Free Agents; Cleveland Browns defensive end Jadeveon Clowney (90) walks off the field after the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports /

Top available NFL Free Agents after the 2022 NFL Draft

3. Jadeveon Clowney, DE

Prediction: Signs with the Carolina Panthers

The Carolina Panthers are a team that could go from a really rough situation to a really good one in a hurry this offseason.

As of right now, the Panthers are in a dead heat with their division rivals in Atlanta as having the worst quarterback situation in the NFL. The Panthers have Sam Darnold under contract and they just traded up in the 2022 NFL Draft for Matt Corral out of Ole Miss.

Over the course of the next couple of months, I think we could see them end up with one of Baker Mayfield or Jimmy Garoppolo and if that ends up happening, the Panthers might want to get a little aggressive and upgrade their pass rush with a guy like Jadeveon Clowney.

There are some rumors floating around that Clowney might want to play closer to home (that’s been a bit of a theme so far among these predictions) in Rock Hill, SC.

The Carolina Panthers are about as close as he could possibly get and they have a legitimate need off the edge.

The Panthers lost nearly 30 percent of their sack production in free agency when Haason Reddick left to play for a team, ironically, closer to his home — the Philadelphia Eagles.

Clowney is coming off of a season in which he had nine sacks, one of the most productive years he has had as a pro so far.

The former number one overall pick could return to the Carolinas to play for Matt Rhule, who might be one of the top coaches on the hot seat this season.

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