The Cleveland Browns have had several issues lately with their defensive unit. One of the group’s best tacklers, MLB Jordan Hicks, retired from the game without warning. Then right cornerback M.J. Emerson was lost for the season with a non-contact Achilles tear that required surgery.
This team lives and dies with its defense.
With the loss of Hicks and the possibility of LB Devin Bush being suspended for the first six games, plus JOK not returning, suddenly this group will have three new faces at linebacker in Week 1. But there are capable replacements.