Adrian Clayborn Makes The Most Of His Pass-Rushing Chances
Cleveland Browns defensive end Adrian Clayborn had more sacks in one game in 2017 with the Falcons than he did in all of last year (four), but he was still very effective and made the most of his pass-rushing opportunities (282) in 2019. Clayborn tallied 35 quarterback pressures on his 282 chances, and he added 24 hurries for a disruption rate of 14.5 percent and a sack rate of 1.4 percent. Entering his age-32 season, Clayborn has never had a double-digit sack season (career high of 9.5 in 2017) and recorded only 18 combined tackles in 15 games (one start) last year. He's a situational pass-rusher who could become more effective working alongside Myles Garrett, but Clayborn can be ignored in IDP leagues.
New England Patriots defensive end Adrian Clayborn (quadriceps), the team's top free-agent signee, tweaked his quadriceps during a workout last week, according to a source familiar with the situation. The injury could cause Clayborn to be limited when Phase 3 of the team's offseason workouts start this week. However, he's still expected to be ready for the start of training camp in July. Clayborn has 30 career sacks, with 9.5 of them coming with the Falcons in 2017. Clayborn has intrigue as a pass rusher with New England, but his injury history makes him a high-risk, high-reward IDP commodity.
The New England Patriots reached an agreement with free-agent defensive end Adrian Clayborn on Friday, according to a source. Clayborn is coming off a career-high 9.5 sacks with the Falcons in 2017, but before last year, he hadn't recorded more than 4.5 sacks since his 7.5-sack rookie season in 2011. Clayborn will provide pass-rushing help on the New England line, but don't overpay for him in IDP leagues.
Buccaneers Interested In Bringing Back Adrian Clayborn
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have interest in bringing back defensive end Adrian Clayborn, according to Jenna Laine of ESPN. Clayborn was drafted by the Buccaneers in the first round of the 2011 draft and played with them for four seasons. He spent the last three years with the division-rival Atlanta Falcons, where last season he ended with 9.5 sacks. Of the four seasons he was with the Buccaneers, he played in three or fewer games in two of them due to season-ending injuries.