Tag: Jordan Hicks

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.

7 Vikings make Pro Football Focus’ top 150 free agents list

From Kirk Cousins to K.J. Osborn, 7 Minnesota Vikings made Pro Football Focus’ top 150 free agents list.

Free agency is going to be an interesting time for the Minnesota Vikings.

When you look at the future for the Vikings, there are a lot of question marks. How will they clear cap space to add talent? Will they be aggressive in the market or prefer to keep their players in house?

Looking at that will be really interesting throughout the next few months because the success they have had over the last two years has been varied. General manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah will have some difficult decisions to make.

The Vikings have 28 free agents this offseason and seven of them made Pro Football Focus’ top 150 free agents list.

Vikings vs. Lions: 4 players to watch in Week 18

From Jordan Addison to Harrison Smith, these are the players to watch on Sunday vs. the Lions

The end of the 2023 NFL season is upon us and Sunday afternoon could spell the end of the Minnesota Vikings season. They only have a 3% chance to make the playoffs after losing their last three games and six of their last seven.

The Vikings had a chance to control their own destiny on multiple occasions but couldn’t make it happen for a myriad of reasons. With the final game coming against a Detroit Lions team that is still raging after feeling screwed against the Dallas Cowboys, their road to the playoffs has become that much more difficult.

Ahead of Sunday’s game, our staff identified four players to watch against the Lions.

4 Vikings make Pro Football Focus’ top 100 free agents list

The Vikings will have some sought after free agents this offseason

We are (likely) just a few days away from the Minnesota Vikings entering the offseason officially. With that comes discussions of free agency and who might be staying or leaving the Vikings for the 2024 season.

Those discussions will be plentiful over the next 10 weeks or so and they have already begun. Brad Spielberger of Pro Football Focus put out his top 100 free agents going into the offseason and the Vikings have four players that graced the list.

What do they project to get and will the Vikings end up bringing them back? Let’s take a look.

3 Vikings defenders expected to play Sunday vs. Lions

The Vikings defense is one step closer to being healthy

The Minnesota Vikings defense are likely to have three key players playing despite being listed as questionable on the injury report.

According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, ILB Jordan Hicks is expected to return to the starting lineup. Joining him in playing will be nose tackle Harrison Phillips and ILB Ivan Pace Jr. are both expected to play despite being questionable on the final injury report.

The Vikings’ defense is primed to have a big game against a Lions offense and having those three in the lineup will be key. They will be without Byron Murphy Jr. who is dealing with a knee injury.

The Vikings and Lions kick off at noon CST.

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Zulgad’s four-and-out: Could miscues cost Nick Mullens his job and is Ty Chandler RB1?

Judd Zulgad breaks down multiple Minnesota Vikings storylines, including miscues with Nick Mullens and Ty Chandler as RB1.

Nick Mullens became the fourth starting quarterback this season for the Minnesota Vikings when he took over last Saturday for an overtime loss in Cincinnati.

Despite throwing two crucial interceptions in Bengals’ territory in the opening half, coach Kevin O’Connell said he saw enough to stick with the veteran for Sunday’s game against Detroit.

But is there anything that could change that? Let’s examine that issue, and a few others, in this edition of four-and-out.