Andrew Barry has eyes for Clowney...

BEREA, Ohio -- Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry said he is "hopeful" the team will sign Jadeveon Clowney after the veteran defensive end visited the facility Wednesday.

"Really good visit," Berry said Thursday. "Things that we still have to work through. Hopeful that we can add to the team, but it's still in the balance."

The 33-year-old Clowney had a two-year stint from 2021-22. He recorded 11 sacks in two seasons with the Browns. However, Clowney's tenure in Cleveland had an unceremonious ending. Toward the end of the 2022 season, Clowney was quoted by Cleveland.com saying the Browns were more worried about getting individual accolades for former Browns defensive end Myles Garrett than winning games.

The Browns sent Clowney home the next day and made him inactive for the final game. Cleveland released Clowney months later. The next season, as a member of the Baltimore Ravens, Clowney said there was no "bad blood" with the organization and that his comments were "locker room talk that got out."

Berry said he has no reservations about bringing Clowney back to Cleveland.

"Reconciliation is possible," Berry said. "And I don't subscribe to the notion of defining people by really their worst or best one. But in this case, a moment of weakness, he made a mistake. It's something you talk through.

We've maintained a good relationship with JD since 2022. And I think the second thing is we had him for two years and there's certainly a lot more positives than negatives despite how it ended. So, we do feel comfortable bringing him back into the organization, if it's the right fit on both sides."

The Browns have been in the market for a rotational pass rusher after opting not to sign A.J. Epenesa in March because of a failed physical. Clowney could join a new-look defensive line that will be led by two-time Pro Bowler Jared Verse, whom the Browns acquired in the blockbuster trade that sent Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams.

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