Texans paid almost half of Jadeveon Clowney's salary to trade him to Seattle

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The Houston Texans reportedly had trouble finding a taker for Jadeveon Clowney and the $15.9 million attached to him via the franchise tag, so they wound up paying a large chunk of his salary in Saturday's trade with the Seattle Seahawks. According to a report from ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Texans agreed to pay Clowney's $7 million signing bonus, leaving Seattle on the hook for just over half of this season's salary. Additionally, the Seahawks agreed to not use the franchise tag on Clowney next offseason.

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