Cleveland Browns linebacker Jordan Hicks is calling it a career. The 33-year-old announced his retirement Friday in an Instagram post after he missed the first two days of training camp with what the team described as a personal matter.

Hicks played 45 games over five season and earned Second Team All-American status during his college career with the Texas Longhorns. Hicks was a 247Sports five-star recruit and the No. 5 overall prospect in the 2010 out of West Chester (Ohio) Lakota West High.

The Cleveland Browns situation at linebacker has become a bigger concern because Jordan Hicks announced his retirement.

The Browns now have another open roster spot as LB Jordan Hicks has hung up his cleats after 10 seasons in the NFL

Cleveland Browns linebacker Jordan Hicks will retire from the NFL after 10 seasons, he announced Friday on Instagram. Hicks signed a two-year deal in 2024.

When Jordan Hicks pressed publish on an Instagram post Friday morning, he didn’t just announce his retirement. He also made it clear how thin the Browns are at linebacker right now, in the middle of their first week of training camp.

Former Texas linebacker Jordan Hicks is retiring from the NFL after a strong 10-year career. Despite dealing with several injuries throughout his college career, Hicks appeared in 45 games for the Longhorns in his five seasons and earned 2nd team All-America honors in 2014.

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Romo returned to snap the Cowboys' losing streak following Hicks' sack in 2015 but re-injured the same collarbone after he was sacked by Carolina Panthers' linebacker Thomas Davis on Thanksgiving Day. It effectively ended his season, and the Cowboys finished 4-12, last in the NFC East.