Is Jadeveon Clowney’s Career Over?

Fear is that Texans’ defensive end/outside linebacker Jadeveon Clowney may never be the same after micro fracture knee surgery. For those that remember, Clowney was picked #1 overall in the 2014 NFL draft to much fanfare.

Micro fracture knee surgery is very serious. It took some of the best years from athletes such as Amare Stoudemire and Tracy McGrady in years past. Will Clowney be the same? Or will he bounce back?

Right now the projections are not looking good:

NFL draft insider Tony Pauline has heard from a “number of people” that there is “serious concern” about Texans OLB Jadeveon Clowney’s surgically repaired knee.

Pauline cites “numerous sources, including those close to the Texans” when cautioning to “not expect much” from Clowney in 2015. “He may struggle to ever regain full health from the microfracture surgery,” Pauline writes. As of late January, Clowney could bear no weight on his knee. He also had the knee scoped before his microfracture, in addition to sports hernia surgery last June. Clowney appeared in only four games as a rookie. Feb 19 – 1:21 PM

Source: TFY Draft Insider (Rotoworld)

Hopefully this inspire the Houston media to lay off Clowney for “taking games off” and allow him to heal guilt free. The last thing this team needs is to look back and think “what if” for the next five years.