Jadeveon Clowney is returning to Houston, and teammate Logan Hall has apparently given him the No. 90 jersey.
Hall, who signed with the Texans this offseason after playing his first four NFL seasons for the Buccaneers, had been wearing No. 90 in Houston just as he did in Tampa Bay. But the Texans announced that Hall is now wearing No. 96.
There’s been no formal announcement that Clowney will wear No. 90, but Hall presumably gave up No. 90 so that Clowney could have it. Clowney wore No. 90 from 2014, when the Texans made him the first overall pick in the NFL draft, until 2019, when he was traded to Seattle and played one season for the Seahawks. Clowney also wore No. 90 for two seasons with the Browns, but he has worn other numbers in other places: No. 99 for the Titans, No. 24 for the Ravens, No. 7 for the Panthers and No. 42 for the Cowboys.
Now that he’s back to Houston, he’s back to his original Texans jersey, one that plenty of Texans fans still have and will wear again this season. And Hall will generate some good will in Houston for a gesture of respect to a player who wore No. 90 before him.
