Cleveland Browns starting linebacker Jordan Hicks is retiring after 10 seasons in the NFL, he announced on Instagram on Friday morning.
Hicks, 33, missed the first two days of training camp with what the team called a personal matter.
Hicks was expected to enter his second season in Cleveland as a leader in the middle of the defense, especially given the loss of Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, who was placed on the reserve/physically unable to perform the list and will miss the 2025 season because of a neck injury he suffered last October. Hicks’ retirement leaves the Browns without their top-two inside linebackers from the previous season.
With Hicks’ retirement, Devin Bush, Mohamoud Diabate and second-round pick Carson Schwesinger sit atop the linebacker depth chart. Cleveland this offseason also signed veteran linebacker Jerome Baker, who has started 90 games in seven seasons.
