The Houston Texans have selected Jadeveon Clowney with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft. Although the Texans are coming off a 2-14 season and have a need at quarterback, they could not pass on Clowney, who has been widely regarded as the top overall prospect in this year's draft class and is considered the best pass-rusher to enter the NFL in years. The Texans considered trading the No. 1 pick before ultimately deciding Thursday, just hours before the draft, to take Clowney. "It's been a long time," an emotional Clowney said after leaving the Radio City Music Hall stage. "It just kicked in at the end there, man, I've been drafted." The 6-foot-5, 266-pounder is the first defensive player to be drafted with the top pick since Mario Williams, who also was taken by the Texans in 2006. But Clowney recently has faced speculation about his work ethic following his sub-par junior season at South Carolina,...
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