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Browns LB Jordan Hicks reveals injury was worse than reported

The veteran linebacker revealed an additional broken rib and hospital stay in addition to his reported injuries.

The Cleveland Browns are getting linebacker Jordan Hicks back into their starting lineup this week after missing the last three games before the bye week.

Speaking to the media on Wednesday, however, the veteran linebacker revealed that his elbow and triceps injury was much worse than initially reported. Hicks, who avoided being placed on Injured Reserve, told the media that he spent two nights in the hospital following the loss to the New York Giants.

Hicks then stated that in addition to the elbow and triceps, he suffered broken ribs this season as well, but told himself to “leave the tank empty” in an attempt to play through the ailments. It became too much to play through, however, but he will return this week against the New Orleans Saints.

Youngster Mohamoud Diabate filled in valiantly for Hicks in his absence, and will now slide over to WILL linebacker for Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, who has to miss the next three games after being placed on IR.

Browns expecting boost to middle of their defense vs. Saints

Starting linebacker Jordan Hicks is expected to return against the Saints

As the Cleveland Browns come out of their bye week against the New Orleans Saints, they are expecting linebacker Jordan Hicks back in the lineup.

After missing multiple games this season, head coach Kevin Stefanski confirmed today to the media that Hicks will return on Sunday. This is great news for a linebacker room that has already seen their Pro Bowler Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah hit Injured Reserve with a neck injury.

This means that second-year riser Mohamoud Diabate, after starting the last three weeks at MIKE linebacker, will likely kick over to WILL linebacker and fill in for Owusu-Koramoah. This would move the likes of Devin Bush and Winston Reid back onto the bench instead of playing significant defensive snaps.

Sitting at 2-7, however, getting the youngster Diabate snaps should be the priority for Cleveland even at the cost of playing their starting MIKE linebacker Hicks. Despite signing a two-year deal with the Browns this offseason, the Browns must evaluate the younger players on their roster in a sunken season.

Another starter exits Raiders game with an injury

Cleveland Browns starting linebacker Jordan Hicks exited the game against the Raiders with an elbow injury. He is questionable to return.

Cleveland Browns starting linebacker Jordan Hicks exited the game against the Raiders with an elbow injury. Hicks was injured while attempting a tackle during the first quarter. Hicks was slow to get up and immediately went to the medical tent for examination. Hicks went to the locker room shortly after. He is questionable to return. 

Browns backup linebackers Devin Bush and Winston Reid have replaced Hicks in the game. Bush is a longtime veteran who will help shoulder the load for the Browns’ defense. Reid is an undrafted free agent and a special teams ace.

The Cleveland Browns were bitten by the injury bug to start the season. The Browns’ offensive line is extremely battered. They lost starting center Ethan Pocic earlier in the game. The Browns’ defense hasn’t been unscathed. Star Myles Garrett is battling through a host of lower leg injuries. The Browns must get healthy to stay competitive over the rest of the season.

Browns LB Jordan Hicks named NFLPA Community MVP in Week 3

The new Browns linebacker has thrived on and off the field.

Cleveland Browns linebacker Jordan Hicks has been given the honor of being named NFLPA Community MVP.

The honor goes out to one player each week of the NFL season for their efforts to give back to the community. Jordan Hicks is currently in his first year with the Cleveland Browns but is a ten-year veteran linebacker with an excellent career on his resume. The team recently acquired Hicks after he was a free agent this offseason.

Hicks honorably hosted “True Strength Night” at his high school alma mater in Ohio. The event for Lakota West High School raised funds to help the school’s special needs department expand. The students of his alma mater participated in pre-game and halftime activities with the franchise during the event.

The school appeared extremely grateful for Hick’s commitment to his former high school and gave him quite an honor as well. The linebacker has been a fantastic addition to the 2024 Browns roster on and off the field.

Jordan Hicks records his first sack in a Cleveland Browns uniform

Welcome to Cleveland, Jordan!

Cleveland Browns ten-year veteran linebacker Jordan Hicks has recorded his first sack in the brown and orange against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

After a tremendous first half from the defense, Cleveland came out on fire in their first drive of the third quarter. Following Jeremiah Owusu-Koromoah’s big tackle for loss, Hicks made his highlight debut for the Browns with a huge sack that soon ended the Jaguars drive.

Hicks had a tremendous debut against the Dallas Cowboys last week after recording seven total tackles for the team. He has followed up that performance with his first sack of the season in week 2 and an incredible team performance thus far. The linebacker has two total tackles in the game to go with his sack. Hicks was seen as a key free agent signing for the Browns and will likely get an increased snap count if he continues to perform.

We’ll see if Jordan Hicks and the Browns defense can continue to give the Jaguars trouble and pull out a victory in Jacksonville.

58 days till the Cardinals’ season opener against the Bills

LB Tyreek Maddox-Williams is currently No. 58 but LB Jordan Hicks, who was with the Cardinals from 2019-2021, was the last impactful No. 58.

The countdown to the start of the 2024 NFL regular season continues! As we hit Friday of this week, we are a day closer. For the Arizona Cardinals, who face the Buffalo Bills on the road on September 8 for their first game of the season, that is in 58 days.

The player who currently wears No. 58 is linebacker Tyreek Maddox-Williams. He appeared in three games last season, logging five defensive snaps and 30 on special teams and is battling for one of the final roster spots at the position.

The last impactful No. 58 was very impactful. It was linebacker Jordan Hicks, who played for the Cardinals from 2019-2021. He played almost every snap on defense for those three seasons and quarterbacked the defense for coordinator Vance Joseph. In three years, he had 384 total tackles, 5.5 sacks and four interceptions.

He was a good one.

We will be back tomorrow with another countdown post.

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Vikings give DL Jonah Williams a modest contract

The contract details for Minnesota Vikings DL Jonah Williams reveal a modest contract value.

Though the fanfare of the NFL’s free agency period has come and gone, there are still plenty of moves to be made and players to be signed. The Minnesota Vikings continue to make moves to fill out their roster, signing defensive lineman Jonah Williams last week to a one-year deal.

The specifics of that contract have now emerged, giving us a better idea of just how much the Vikings committed to their new signing. Williams signed a one-year deal worth $1.5 million. Included in that is a $1.1 million base salary with $250K guaranteed at signing. The deal also includes a $100K signing bonus and up to $275K in per-game bonuses and a $25K workout bonus.

Williams, originally an undrafted free agent out of Weber State, spent his first three seasons in Los Angeles with the Rams, where he worked his way into the starting lineup last season. Williams turned that starting opportunity into 49 tackles, two sacks, and four TFLs.

Williams now joins a Vikings defense that was one of the league’s best in 2023, but saw a lot of upheaval in free agency. Gone from the defense is Danielle Hunter, Marcus Davenport, Jordan Hicks, D.J. Wonnum, and Khyiris Tonga, among others. Williams is a small part in replacing those losses, but there’s more work to be done to fill out the roster.

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POLL: Grading the Jordan Hicks reported signing for the Browns

Here is your chance! Grade the reported signing of Jordan Hicks.

The Cleveland Browns are reportedly adding linebacker Jordan Hicks to their roster on a two-year, $8 million deal.

After losing both Anthony Walker Jr. and Sione Takitaki in free agency, Hicks will be plugged in as the starter at either SAM or MIKE for the Browns in 2024. He will join the current linebacker room of Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Tony Fields, and Mohamoud Diabate.

Throughout his nine-year career, Hicks played his first four years in Philadelphia under Cleveland’s defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz. Starting 119 total games, Hicks is a seasoned veteran who has most recently spent time with the Arizona Cardinals, and the last two seasons with the Minnesota Vikings.

A year ago, Hicks racked up 61 solo tackles, four tackles for loss, one sack, one interception, and one forced fumble under Brian Flores. Entering year 10 of his career after agreeing to a two-year with the Browns, how much does Hicks have left in the tank?

How would you grade the reported addition of Hicks in Cleveland?

Browns agree to terms with Vikings ILB Jordan Hicks

The Cleveland Browns agreed to terms a two year, $8 million deal with Minnesota Vikings linebacker Jordan Hicks.

Through the first 10 hours of the legal tampering period, the Minnesota Vikings have lost three players to free agency.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the third Vikings player to agree to terms elsewhere was inside linebacker Jordan Hicks, who agreed to a two-year contract worth $8 million.

The writing was on the wall for Hicks when the signing of Blake Cashman was announced earlier in the day on Monday. He played well for the Vikings in his two seasons, especially this past year where Hicks ranked 22 out of 82 linebackers according to Pro Football Focus.

The Vikings still need to add a linebacker in free agency or the draft as they only have four currently on the roster.

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Former Vikings LB Jordan Hicks agrees to terms with Browns on two-year deal

The veteran linebacker is coming to Cleveland

The Cleveland Browns have signed their first free agent that didn’t play for the team in 2023, as NFL rumors have expressed they have agreed to terms former Minnesota Vikings’ linebacker Jordan Hicks to a two-year deal worth $8 million.

It is a great value signing as Hicks is a well-respected player in the locker room who was a team captain last year with the Vikings.

The veteran brings a ton of experience and has had over 100 tackles for the last five years straight. Pairing someone with his skillset with Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah should improve the linebacker room. He is a rangy athlete with 300 career stop tackles over his nine-year career.

Hicks is a reliable tackler who does well in open space to prevent plays from becoming explosive plays. He isn’t coming in here to be a superstar, but you cannot have enough reliable tacklers who do their job well, and that is exactly what the Browns are getting by bringing Hicks to Cleveland.