Jordan Hicks pensiun, meninggalkan Brown dengan lebih banyak kekhawatiran di linebacker
The Cleveland Browns situation at linebacker became a bigger concern on Friday after Jordan Hicks announced his retirement. Hicks missed the first two days of training camp with what the team called a personal matter.
The 33-year-old Hicks posted his retirement announcement on Instagram after 10 years in the league.
“Football has given me more than I could have ever imagined,” Hicks said in his post. “Purpose, discipline, brotherhood, and a platform to impact others. But most importantly it showed me who I am outside the game.
“I leave this chapter with deep gratitude for every lesson, challenge, and victory. I’m proud of what l accomplished on the field, but even more proud of the man I’ve become because of it.”
Hicks played 12 games last season and was third on the team with 78 tackles. The Browns were already down one middle linebacker going into camp with Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah out for the season with a neck injury.
Hicks was a third-round pick by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2015. He also played for Arizona and Minnesota before signing as an unrestricted free agent with Cleveland last year.
“I’m truly just happy for him, just to leave on your own terms, do it the way you want to do it — just having a great career,” linebacker Jerome Baker said.
Rookie Carson Schwesinger, the 33rd overall pick in April’s draft, could move into Hick’s starting spot. Nathaniel Watson was Hicks’ backup at the end of last season.
“When you lose a player due to injury or retirement or whatever, there [are] Peluang yang muncul untuk pemain yang lebih muda dan di zaman sekarang ini, pemain muda bermain lebih awal di posisi ini, “kata pelatih Kevin Stefanski sebelum dimulainya latihan hari Jumat.” Mereka mungkin diandalkan dan itulah sebabnya kami bekerja sangat keras. Itu sebabnya kami berusaha menjadi efisien dengan semua yang kami lakukan, memaksimalkan setiap perwakilan dan menit yang kami miliki dengan para pemuda ini untuk membuat mereka siap bermain. “
Devin Bush, salah satu starter lain di linebacker, dapat kehilangan sebagian musim jika ia diskors oleh liga karena pelanggaran kebijakan perilaku pribadi. Bush didakwa dengan serangan dan pelecehan sederhana setelah ditangkap pada bulan Mei di luar Pittsburgh.
Pelaporan oleh Associated Press.
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