WATCH: Jadeveon Clowney shows off crazy athleticism, terrible ball security
By Cody McClure
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Former South Carolina defensive end and current Houston Texan Jadeveon Clowney reminded us all how great of an athlete he is when he bolted up the sideline after recovering a loose ball during Thursday night’s game between the Texans and Cincinnati Bengals.
He also proved to us all that he has totally forgotten how to carry a football.
Clowney’s speed dates all the way back to his high school days when he played running back. Back then, Clowney was likely trained on a regular basis to squeeze the football between the hand and bicep in the “breadbasket.”
In all fairness, he probably doesn’t spend a lot of time working on ball security these days. That much is evident:
The rookie John Ross takes the end-around and gets POPPED. Clowney catches it and holds it like a baseball. pic.twitter.com/4PtwHWojAf
— uSTADIUM (@uSTADIUM) September 15, 2017
Instead of carrying the ball in the “breadbasket,” Clowney carries it, literally, like a loaf of bread.
Clowney carrying the ball like a loaf of bread @LacesOutShow pic.twitter.com/D2Oc8W3FhY
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) September 15, 2017
Jadeveon Clowney is such a large human being he carries a football like it’s an iPhone 7 Plus
— Luke Zimmermann (@lukezim) September 15, 2017
That run by Clowney may have been the most impressive run back by a DE I’ve ever seen. (Not including the handle)
— Russillo (@ryenarussillo) September 15, 2017
Cody McClure is an SEC Football Writer for Saturday Down South. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he also co-hosts a midday sports radio show for FOX Sports. Cody previously worked for Athlon Sports.
