The Cleveland Browns released former Wisconsin cornerback Faion Hicks on Monday. The move came as the Browns worked to trim their roster to the required 53 to enter the 2024 season.
Hicks had signed with the Browns at the start of August after spending the first two seasons of his NFL career with the Denver Broncos and New Orleans Saints.
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The former Badger cornerback was a seventh-round pick in the 2022 NFL draft by the Broncos. He spent most of 2022 on the team’s practice squad, appearing in two games. He saw his only action on special teams.
The Broncos released Hicks entering the 2023 season, which led the cornerback to sign with the New Orleans Saints in September. He spent 2023 on the Saints practice squad before he was released this offseason.
Hicks saw limited action this preseason after signing with the Browns on Aug. 4. He played 57% of the team’s defensive snaps in its preseason Week 3 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, a sign he was a long shot to make the active roster.
#Browns waived:
G Wyatt Davis
K Lucas Havrisik
CB Faion Hicks
LB Landon Honeycutt
LB Caleb Johnson
G Zack Johnson
DE Jeremiah Martin
T Roy Mbaeteka
LB Marvin Moody
T Chim Okorafor
RB Aidan Robbins
RB Jacob Saylors
LS Rex Sunahara
DE Isaiah Thomas
S Chase Williams (injury desig.)— Camryn Justice (@camijustice) August 26, 2024
The former Badger could again be a practice squad candidate once waivers clear.
Hicks is still in search of a steady NFL landing spot after playing for four years at Wisconsin (2018-2021). He and Caesar Williams formed the Badgers lock-down cornerback duo on the program’s record-setting 2021 defense. That year was Hicks’ best as a Badger. He recorded 28 tackles and a career-high 10 pass deflections.
The former Badger now waits to clear waivers before he can sign on to a practice squad for the third consecutive season.
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