The Cleveland Browns are into the first day of the NFL legal tampering period and have beefed up the linebacker room.
Cleveland Browns Sign Jordan Hicks
Earlier in the day, the Browns saw one of their linebackers from the past three years head to the Miami Dolphins in Anhtnoy Walker Jr, so there was a hole in the room, and the Browns went out on Monday night and filled it with Minnesota Vikings linebacker Jordan Hicks.
Hicks reportedly agreed to a two-year eight-million-dollar deal. Hicks started his career by spending the first four seasons in Philadelphia and then headed to Arizona for three and was up north in Minnesota for the last two.
The nine-year veteran has had over five straight seasons of 100 tackles and should fit nicely with the Browns.
Hicks Used To Play For Jim Schwartz
Hicks played under current Brown’s defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz while he was the defensive coordinator for the Eagles, and both played a significant role in winning Super Bowl LII. Hicks will bring his veteran presence to a linebacker room that is going to lose a lot at the moment. Anthony Walker is gone, Sione Takitaki is set to join the New England Patriots, Jacob Phillip is a free agent and probably won’t return, and the only two linebackers who have had a good amount of playing time left are Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah who is a stud and Tony Fields who is a backup at best.
Hicks does get to come in and play with one of the best defensive players in the game in defensive end Myles Garrett and cornerback Denzel Ward.
The Cleveland Browns are expected to be one of the best teams in the AFC again, and Hicks is going to have to contribute for the team to want to go places they have never been before.
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The Browns look like they’re really loading up.