BEREA, Ohio — 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.

July 25 - Cleveland Browns starting linebacker Jordan Hicks announced his retirement over social media on Friday. A veteran of 10 NFL seasons, Hicks missed the first two days of training camp with what the team referred to as a personal matter.

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.

The Cleveland Browns linebacker position lacked depth this season. They targeted Carson Schwesinger in the NFL Draft, and assumed that veteran Jordan Hicks would be present for the second year of his deal. He was absent at the start of training camp, and now has provided a reason why.

Jordan Hicks played a vital part on several Vikings defenses and now he is hanging it up while being a member of the Browns.

If Carson Schwesinger, Cleveland’s 2nd-round pick, wasn’t a “lock” to start at MIKE before, he certainly is now. Devin Bush is most likely going to start at SAM while Jerome Baker and Mohamoud Diabate compete for time as Jim Schwartz’s 3rd linebacker in base/sub-packages.

The Cleveland Browns' offensive depth chart may have just taken another hit after a wide receiver left training camp practice early with a reported calf injury.