Jadeveon Clowney is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on February 14, 1993 in Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States. Defensive end who was selected first overall in the 2014 NFL Draft by the Houston Texans. He had a standout career at the University of South Carolina where he was a two-time All-American and the 2012 SEC Defensive Player of the Year.
Steve Spurrier was his head coach at South Carolina.
Jadeveon Davarus Clowney (/dʒ ə ˈ d ɛ v i ɒ n / jə-DEV -ee-on; born February 14, 1993) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He graduated from South Pointe High School in Rock Hill, South Carolina and played college football at South Carolina. A unanimous College All-American as a sophomore in 2012, Clowney set South Carolina school records in quarterback sacks (13) and tackles for a loss (23.5) per season while also earning Defensive Player of the Year honors in the Southeastern Conference. Clowney was drafted first overall by the Houston Texans in the 2014 NFL Draft. He played for them for five seasons, making three Pro Bowls before being traded to the Seahawks prior to the 2019 season.
Clowney’s mother, Josenna Clowney, has been a processing technician at the Frito-Lay plant in Charlotte, North Carolina, since 1994. His father, David Morgan, was released from prison in 2006 after serving nearly 12 years for robbing a Rock Hill check-cashing business in 1995. With his father incarcerated for much of his childhood, Clowney was raised by his mother and his maternal grandparents, John and Josephine Clowney, as well as his mother’s longtime boyfriend, Christopher Jones.
His mother mainly raised him, as his father spent 11 years in prison after he was convicted of robbery.
