Jadeveon Clowney expected to return Monday against Vikings, injury likely to linger the remainder of the season

Jadeveon Clowney returned to practice Friday, and Pete Carroll expects his top defensive end to play against the Vikings.  But it looks like the former No. 1 overall pick will have to battle some pain the rest of the way. The Seahawks defender practiced for the first time since suffering a core muscle injury, and Tom Pelissero of NFL.com notes the sixth-year defender believes he can put off surgery until the offseason.  But another surgery appears likely for Clowney, who missed all of the Texans’ 2018 offseason program because of knee surgery. He also underwent microfracture surgery earlier in his career. While this core issue likely will not impact Clowney’s potential free agency much, his ability to play through this malady should be something to monitor for the rest of this season. Here is the latest from around the NFL: Joe Staley missed last week’s 49ers blowout because of a broken finger, but the veteran left tackle returned to practice Friday and worked through a limited practice Saturday. Staley has

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