Jordan Hicks worked as a full-time starter with the Browns last season, and he was in a position to do the same again in 2025. Instead, the veteran linebacker is hanging up his cleats. Hicks announced on Instagram Friday (via Chris Easterling of the Akron Beacon Journal) that he has retired. One year remains on his contract, but Friday’s news means Cleveland will likely be in the market for a linebacker addition. The team was already shorthanded at that spot given Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah‘s reserve/PUP designation in May which ensured he will miss all of the coming season. “After 23 years of playing football, I’m officially retiring from the NFL,” Hicks’ announcement reads in part. “Football has given me more than I could have ever imagined… I’m looking forward to this next season of life and all that it brings. I walk away with peace knowing I gave football all I had, and that the best is yet to come.” Hicks, 33, entered the NFL as an Eagles third-rounder. He played out his rookie contract with Philadelphia,Read More
One-time Super Bowl champion LB retires
