Former Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Jordan Hicks formally introduced his retirement from the NFL on Friday.
Hicks hasn’t performed for the Eagles because the 2018 season however he was a starter for them throughout their first-ever Tremendous Bowl-winning season in 2017.
That’s, for the primary seven video games of that yr earlier than struggling a season-ending harm. Hicks all too typically struggled to remain wholesome in Philly, which contributed to the Eagles permitting him to finally stroll in free company.
However Hicks did play fairly nicely at occasions when he was wholesome. The 2015 third-round decide generated some Defensive Rookie of the Yr buzz early in his profession. Professional Soccer Focus named him the Eagles’ “secret famous person” after the 2016 season.
Hicks particularly tormented the Dallas Cowboys, which is form of humorous since he performed school soccer at Texas. Tony Romo by no means actually recovered from the hit he took from a Hicks strip-sack early in 2015. Hicks had an enormous pick-six — his solely profession landing — in a 2015 additional time street win in Dallas. 4 of his 13 profession interceptions got here in opposition to the Cowboys.
After leaving Philly to signal with the Arizona Cardinals in 2019, Hicks’ dangerous harm luck rotated. He didn’t miss a recreation till the 2023 season as a member of the Minnesota Vikings. He reunited with former Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz on the Cleveland Browns in 2024.
All instructed, Hicks made 134 begins in 138 profession video games performed (together with playoffs) over 10 seasons. In response to Over The Cap, his profession earnings totaled about $44.6 million (very becoming quantity as a Cowboys Killer).
On a private observe, I actually loved masking Hicks. I discovered his weekly press conferences again in the course of the 2016 season gratifying because of his honesty and perception. It’s a disgrace that “Simba” to DeMeco Ryans’ “Mufasa” didn’t pan out as a career-long Eagle. Nonetheless, he ought to at all times be remembered fondly in Philly.
All one of the best to Hicks in retirement.
Of the gamers to log at the very least one snap for the Eagles in Tremendous Bowl LII, these ones are presently below contract with an NFL staff in 2025:
Not many left!
There are some free brokers who might conceivably signal with a staff and play this season:
WR Nelson Agholor
DB Jalen Mills
LB Kamu Grugier-Hill
CB Rasul Douglas
LS Rick Lovato
