Free agent pass-rusher Jadeveon Clowney has agreed to a contract with the Carolina Panthers, the team announced Wednesday. Terms were not disclosed but sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter that Clowney agreed to a two-year, $20 million contract that can be worth up to $24 million.
Clowney will receive bonuses for reaching 8, 10 and 12 sacks in each season, a league source told ESPN's David Newton. For Clowney, this is a homecoming.
He is a native of Rock Hill, South Carolina, about 25 minutes south of Charlotte where he starred at South Pointe High School.
He also attended the University of South Carolina, about 90 minutes south of Charlotte. Clowney was the top pick of the 2014 draft by the Houston Texans.
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