{"id":38404,"date":"2025-09-14T21:38:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T21:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=38404"},"modified":"2025-09-14T21:38:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T21:38:46","slug":"jerry-jones-announces-the-dallas-cowboys-are-officially-signing-former-first-overall-pick-after-beating-giants-in-ot-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=38404","title":{"rendered":"Jerry Jones Announces The Dallas Cowboys Are Officially Signing Former First-Overall Pick After Beating Giants In OT Thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Former first overall pick Jadeveon Clowney is returning to the Lone Star State.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content entry-content-single\">\n<p>Per NFL Network\u2019s Tom Pelissero, Jerry Jones told reporters that the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys\/\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a>\u00a0have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys-reportedly-on-the-verge-signing-former-no-1-overall-pick\/\">signed Jadeveon Clowney after meeting<\/a>\u00a0with the No. 1 pick of 2014. The news came shortly after Dallas defeated the New York Giants 40-37 in overtime to move to 1-1 on the year.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys\u2019 defense was picked apart by Giants QB\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/russell-wilson\/\">Russell Wilson<\/a>\u00a0on Sunday, allowing 506 total yards of offense, including 450 yards through the air. Help was needed on the defensive side of the ball following the stunning\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/micah-parsons\/\">Micah Parsons<\/a>\u00a0trade, and Jones has it with a three-time Pro Bowler coming aboard.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=alexhoegler&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1967333905138397230&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Fjerry-jones-announces-dallas-cowboys-signing-former-first-overall-pick%2F&amp;sessionId=707cd0e970a2a83b35b67d4c93e649dc34b2b32a&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1967333905138397230\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-no-content-width has-xs-padding-bottom\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-1\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Clowney was released by the Carolina Panthers earlier this offseason with one year remaining on his contract. The 32-year-old has also played for the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/houston-texans\/\">Houston Texans<\/a>\u00a0(2014 to 2018), Seattle Seahawks (2019),\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/tennessee-titans\/\">Tennessee Titans<\/a>\u00a0(2020), Cleveland Browns (2021-22) and Baltimore Ravens (2023).<\/p>\n<p>Through his first 11 NFL seasons, Jadeveon Clowney has 58 sacks, 32 pass breakups, 15 forced fumbles and one interception. 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