Hickman signed his restricted free-agent tender with the Browns on Thursday, Dominic Pagura of SI.com reports. The move keeps the safety in Cleveland for at least 2026. Hickman broke out last season, finishing with 103 tackles (51 solo) and seven pass breakups, including two interceptions. He should play a starting role again in the coming campaign.
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name GP CMP ATT CMP% YDS YDS/G TD INT SACK SYL RTG C. Bojorquez,P17010.0%00.0000039.6S. Sanders,QB812021256.6%1,400175.07102316468.1D. Gabriel,QB1011018559.5%93793.7721912780.8J. Flacco,QB49316058.1%815203.82695460.3Rushing
name GP CAR YDS AVG LNG YDS/G TD FUM LST FD R. Sanders,RB427923.41423.01017Q. Judkins,RB142308273.64659.1705050S. Sanders,QB8211698.01621.11207D. Gabriel,QB1014866.1198.60034T. Williams,RB47375.3119.30003J. Flacco,QB46132.283.30202I. Bond,WR165295.891.80011D. Sampson,RB15651752.72611.7013112H. Fannin Jr.,TE167131.940.81112G. Larvadain,WR13133.030.20400M. Corley,WR13131279.8319.80066J. Ford,RB1324733.0125.60045J. Jeudy,WR17155.050.30101Receiving
name GP REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LNG YDS/G YAC FD R. Sanders,RB4342170105.314.00J. Thrash,WR910151071102311.939.05C. Tillman,WR1321392701324220.862.013Q. Judkins,RB142636171705812.2194.07T. Williams,RB47855802613.882.02S. Cannella,TE225116065.55.01I. Bond,WR1618443381905221.179.011D. Sampson,RB153340271826618.1318.08L. Wypler,C170100000.00.00H. Fannin Jr.,TE16721077311063545.7352.032D. Njoku,TE123348293942324.4160.011B. Whiteheart,TE172642040.21.00G. Larvadain,WR1371471100145.528.03M. Corley,WR1311147970196.168.05J. Ford,RB13263210340177.9154.04J. Jeudy,WR17501066021226035.4166.031B. Bates,TE62325130194.210.01Defense
TacklesSacksInterceptionsFumblesname GP SOLO AST TOTAL SACK SCKYDS TFL PD INT TD FF FR FTD J. Bitonio, G17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R. Sanders, RB4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Conklin, T8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. Tillman, WR13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R. Jenkins, SAF17 10 16 26 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 G. Delpit, SAF17 45 35 80 3 18 4 4 1 0 1 1 0 A. Wright, DE14 21 14 35 5.5 39 12 1 0 0 1 0 0 R. Sunahara, LS17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S. Harris, DT17 15 17 32 1 5.5 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 G. Newsome II, CB5 18 5 23 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 A. Szmyt, K17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S. Sanders, QB8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Gabriel, QB10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. McMillon, SAF17 1 1 2 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. Jenkins, G17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R. Hickman, SAF17 49 51 100 0 0 1 7 2 0 0 0 0 D. Ross, CB7 3 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 C. Edmonds, SAF9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Baker, LB17 10 26 36 1.5 11.5 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 M. Collins, DT12 15 10 25 6.5 36 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 M. Hall Jr., DT9 4 7 11 1.5 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. Thomas, DE17 7 20 27 2.5 15.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 M. Graham, DT17 28 21 49 0.5 2.5 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 M. Diabate, LB17 20 25 45 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 I. Bond, WR16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Sampson, RB15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K. Leveston, OT16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S. Kamara, DT4 3 3 6 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 L. Wypler, C17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M. Hurst II, DT2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 C. Mitchell, CB2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 S. Webb, CB7 3 5 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 H. Fannin Jr., TE16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M. Harden, CB16 25 15 40 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 J. Tryon-Shoyinka, OLB8 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Jones, CB8 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I. McGuire, DE17 17 13 30 2 15 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 B. Whiteheart, TE17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Carter, WR4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M. Garrett, DE17 43 17 60 23 165 33 1 0 0 3 0 0 T. Campbell, CB12 32 20 52 0 0 1 12 1 0 1 0 0 D. Bush, LB17 62 62 124 2 17 7 8 3 0 2 1 0 K. Davis, WR2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Ward, CB15 29 10 39 0 0 2 9 1 0 0 0 0 M. Corley, WR13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. Avery, CB10 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. Schwesinger, LB16 64 82 146 2.5 25 11 3 2 0 0 0 0 J. Ford, RB13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Jeudy, WR17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B. Bates, TE6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A. Huntington, DE13 4 6 10 0.5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Kazee, SAF4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Hickman signed his restricted free-agent tender with the Browns on Thursday, Dominic Pagura of SI.com reports. The move keeps the safety in Cleveland for at least 2026. Hickman broke out last season, finishing with 103 tackles (51 solo) and seven pass breakups, including two interceptions. He should play a starting role again in the coming campaign.
Jeudy (hamstring) didn't participate in team drills Thursday, Ashley Bastock of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Per Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer, coach Todd Monken noted that Jeudy felt something in his hamstring Thursday, and as a result the Browns erred on the side of caution with the wideout on the final day of their mandatory minicamp. Jeudy -- who logged 50-602-2 line on 106 targets in 17 regular-season games last season -- should be past the issue by the time training camp starts, and looking ahead he'll continue to lead a Cleveland WR corps that's been bolstered by the addition of promising 2026 draftees KC Concepcion (Rd.1) and Denzel Boston (Rd.2).
Browns head coach Todd Monken said Wednesday that Judkins (ankle) has looked confident and explosive at OTAs, Chris Easterling of the Akron Beacon Journal reports. Judkins has been a full participant in spring practices by all accounts, despite suffering a dislocated right ankle and fractured fibula in Week 16 last season. Year-after results have often been poor for players with similar injuries, but most of them (including Tampa Bay's Chris Godwin) suffered damage lower down their leg/ankle. Judkins' injury was higher up on the ankle, which seemingly helped him avoid significant ligament damage and set up a rehab process that's not as tricky as Godwin's (or Cam Skattebo's). Monken is pleased with Judkins' progress this offseason, but the Browns' new head coach did qualify his statements to a degree, telling reporters, "we'll just see when [Judkins] gets the pads on."
Sanders and Deshaun Watson are slated to continue splitting first-team QB reps during the Browns' current mandatory minicamp, Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Sanders took first-team reps Tuesday, while Watson will Wednesday. The two are then in line to split those reps Thursday. The report indicates that coach Todd Monken had hoped to have a more established QB pecking order by now, but he acknowledged Tuesday that he's unlikely to name a starter by the end of the minicamp, which concludes Thursday. Cabot suggests that early on in the competition Watson appeared to have the advantage, but now notes that that Sanders has "made it a game." Per Monken, "they both played well enough to earn out the right to compete to start," and as a result this is a job battle that figures to carry into training camp.
Ward (neck) did not participate in full team drills during the Browns' minicamp Tuesday, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com reports. After missing voluntary OTAs recently, Ward is at least back in Cleveland's facility for mandatory minicamp. It's not clear at this point if his limitations are due to the neck injury he suffered during last year's season finale at Cincinnati or if they're related to a contract dispute, but it's possible a new deal could be in Ward's near future regardless.
Graham (lower leg) was not participating during the Browns' minicamp Tuesday, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com reports. It's unclear precisely why the walking boot on Graham's right foot is needed, but it's something to keep an eye on as training camp approaches. While Graham is out, free agent acquisition Kalia Davis could see increased reps on the defensive line with the first team.
Coach Todd Monken acknowledged Tuesday that he's unlikely to name a starting QB (between Watson and Shedeur Sanders) by the conclusion of the team's current minicamp, which runs through Thursday, Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. The report notes that Monken had hoped to have a better idea of the team's QB pecking order by the end of the minicamp, but it looks like the competition will carry into training camp. With that in mind, Monken said that thus far Watson and Sanders have "both played well enough to earn out the right to compete to start." While Sanders took all the Browns' first-team QB reps during Tuesday's practice, Watson will take them Wednesday, and on Thursday the two will split those reps.
Fannin (undisclosed) hasn't practiced during OTAs or minicamp this spring, Zac Jackson of The Athletic reports. Fannin dealt with a groin injury at the end of the 2025 season, but it's unclear if his continued absence this spring is related. He did take part in a voluntary workout back in April, but the tight end has been off to the side working with the training staff for the past several weeks. Fannin's current issue doesn't appear to be serious, but it's unclear if he'll be ready for the start of training camp next month. He's expected to be a focal point of the Browns' passing offense in 2026 after he posted 72 catches for 731 yards and six touchdowns on 107 targets across 16 regular-season appearances during his rookie campaign.