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2025 Browns' Linebackers Preview: Photos of Jordan Hicks, Carson Schwesinger & More

See how veterans, young talent and second-round draft pick Carson Schwesinger are stepping into their roles in the Browns' linebacker room

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Linebacker Jerome Baker (17) during the first day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 10, 2025.
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Linebacker Jerome Baker (17) during the first day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 10, 2025.

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Linebacker Devin Bush (30) during the second day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 11, 2025.
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Linebacker Devin Bush (30) during the second day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 11, 2025.

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Linebacker Jordan Hicks (58) during the third day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 12, 2025.
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Linebacker Jordan Hicks (58) during the third day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 12, 2025.

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Linebacker Carson Schwesinger (49) during the first day of OTAs at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 27, 2025.
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Linebacker Carson Schwesinger (49) during the first day of OTAs at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 27, 2025.

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Linebacker Carson Schwesinger (49) during the third day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 12, 2025.
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Linebacker Carson Schwesinger (49) during the third day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 12, 2025.

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Linebacker Mohamoud Diabate (43) during the second day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 11, 2025.
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Linebacker Mohamoud Diabate (43) during the second day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 11, 2025.

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Linebacker Devin Bush (30) during the second day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 11, 2025.
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Linebacker Devin Bush (30) during the second day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 11, 2025.

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Linebacker Devin Bush (30) during the second day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 11, 2025.
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Linebacker Devin Bush (30) during the second day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 11, 2025.

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Linebacker Jordan Hicks (58) during the second day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 11, 2025.
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Linebacker Jordan Hicks (58) during the second day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 11, 2025.

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Linebacker Nathaniel Watson (40) during fieldwork in Phase II of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 15, 2025.
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Linebacker Nathaniel Watson (40) during fieldwork in Phase II of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 15, 2025.

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Linebacker Jordan Hicks (58) during the second day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 11, 2025.
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Linebacker Jordan Hicks (58) during the second day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 11, 2025.

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Linebacker Jordan Hicks (58) during the fourth day of OTAs at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 3, 2025.
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Linebacker Jordan Hicks (58) during the fourth day of OTAs at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 3, 2025.

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Linebacker Nathaniel Watson (40) during fieldwork in Phase II of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 15, 2025.
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Linebacker Nathaniel Watson (40) during fieldwork in Phase II of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 15, 2025.

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Linebacker Easton Mascarenas-Arnold (42) during the first day of OTAs at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 27, 2025.
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Linebacker Easton Mascarenas-Arnold (42) during the first day of OTAs at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 27, 2025.

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Linebacker Carson Schwesinger (49) during the first day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 10, 2025.
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Linebacker Carson Schwesinger (49) during the first day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 10, 2025.

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Linebacker Jerome Baker (17) during a workout in Phase II of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 21, 2025.
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Linebacker Jerome Baker (17) during a workout in Phase II of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 21, 2025.

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Linebacker Nathaniel Watson (40) and Linebacker Winston Reid (59) during the third day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 12, 2025.
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Linebacker Nathaniel Watson (40) and Linebacker Winston Reid (59) during the third day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 12, 2025.

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Linebacker Jerome Baker (17) during the third day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 12, 2025.
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Linebacker Jerome Baker (17) during the third day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 12, 2025.

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Linebacker Mohamoud Diabate (43) during fieldwork in Phase II of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 12, 2025.
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Linebacker Mohamoud Diabate (43) during fieldwork in Phase II of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 12, 2025.

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Linebacker Nathaniel Watson (40) during the first day of OTAs at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 27, 2025.
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Linebacker Nathaniel Watson (40) during the first day of OTAs at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 27, 2025.

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Linebacker Mohamoud Diabate (43) during a workout in Phase II of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 21, 2025.
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Linebacker Mohamoud Diabate (43) during a workout in Phase II of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 21, 2025.

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Linebacker Nathaniel Watson (40) during fieldwork in Phase II of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 12, 2025.
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Linebacker Nathaniel Watson (40) during fieldwork in Phase II of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 12, 2025.

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Linebacker Winston Reid (59) during a workout in Phase II of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 21, 2025.
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Linebacker Winston Reid (59) during a workout in Phase II of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 21, 2025.

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Linebacker Easton Mascarenas-Arnold (42) during fieldwork in Phase II of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 15, 2025.
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Linebacker Easton Mascarenas-Arnold (42) during fieldwork in Phase II of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 15, 2025.

Matt Starkey/Cleveland Browns
Linebacker Carson Schwesinger (49) during fieldwork in Phase II of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 15, 2025.
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Linebacker Carson Schwesinger (49) during fieldwork in Phase II of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 15, 2025.

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Linebacker Mohamoud Diabate (43) during fieldwork in Phase II of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 12, 2025.
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Linebacker Mohamoud Diabate (43) during fieldwork in Phase II of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 12, 2025.

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Linebacker Nathaniel Watson (40) during a workout in Phase I of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on April 23, 2025.
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Linebacker Nathaniel Watson (40) during a workout in Phase I of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on April 23, 2025.

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Linebacker Jerome Baker (17) during fieldwork in Phase II of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 6, 2025.
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Linebacker Jerome Baker (17) during fieldwork in Phase II of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 6, 2025.

Matt Starkey/Cleveland Browns
Linebacker Easton Mascarenas-Arnold (42) during fieldwork in Phase II of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 12, 2025.
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Linebacker Easton Mascarenas-Arnold (42) during fieldwork in Phase II of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 12, 2025.

Matt Starkey/Cleveland Browns
Linebacker Mohamoud Diabate (43) during a workout in Phase I of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on April 30, 2025.
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Linebacker Mohamoud Diabate (43) during a workout in Phase I of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on April 30, 2025.

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Linebacker Carson Schwesinger (49) during fieldwork on the first day of Rookie Minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 9, 2025.
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Linebacker Carson Schwesinger (49) during fieldwork on the first day of Rookie Minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 9, 2025.

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Linebacker Easton Mascarenas-Arnold (42) during fieldwork on the second day of Rookie Minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 10, 2025.
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Linebacker Easton Mascarenas-Arnold (42) during fieldwork on the second day of Rookie Minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 10, 2025.

Matt Starkey/Cleveland Browns
Linebacker Devin Bush (30) and Linebacker Jerome Baker (17) during fieldwork in Phase II of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 6, 2025.
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Linebacker Devin Bush (30) and Linebacker Jerome Baker (17) during fieldwork in Phase II of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 6, 2025.

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Linebacker Winston Reid (59) during fieldwork in Phase II of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 6, 2025.
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Linebacker Winston Reid (59) during fieldwork in Phase II of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 6, 2025.

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Linebacker Easton Mascarenas-Arnold (42) during the first day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 10, 2025.
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Linebacker Easton Mascarenas-Arnold (42) during the first day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 10, 2025.

Matt Starkey/Cleveland Browns
Linebacker Jordan Hicks (58) during the first day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 10, 2025.
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Linebacker Jordan Hicks (58) during the first day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 10, 2025.

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Linebacker Jerome Baker during a workout in Phase I of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on April 30, 2025.
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Linebacker Jerome Baker during a workout in Phase I of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on April 30, 2025.

Matt Starkey/Cleveland Browns
Linebacker Jerome Baker (17) during the first day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 10, 2025.
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Linebacker Jerome Baker (17) during the first day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 10, 2025.

Matt Starkey/Cleveland Browns
Linebacker Mohamoud Diabate (43) during the first day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 10, 2025.
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Linebacker Mohamoud Diabate (43) during the first day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 10, 2025.

Matt Starkey/Cleveland Browns
Linebacker Winston Reid (59) during a workout in Phase I of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on April 23, 2025.
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Linebacker Winston Reid (59) during a workout in Phase I of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on April 23, 2025.

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Linebacker Devin Bush (30) during the first day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 10, 2025.
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Linebacker Devin Bush (30) during the first day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 10, 2025.

Matt Starkey/Cleveland Browns
Linebacker Jerome Baker (17) during the first day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 10, 2025.
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Linebacker Jerome Baker (17) during the first day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 10, 2025.

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Linebacker Jordan Hicks (58) during the first day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 10, 2025.
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Linebacker Jordan Hicks (58) during the first day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 10, 2025.

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Linebacker Carson Schwesinger (49) during the first day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 10, 2025.
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Linebacker Carson Schwesinger (49) during the first day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 10, 2025.

Kennedy Rodriguez/Cleveland Browns
Linebacker Winston Reid (59) during the first day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 10, 2025.
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Linebacker Winston Reid (59) during the first day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 10, 2025.

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Linebacker Mohamoud Diabate (43) during the fifth day of OTAs at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 4, 2025.
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Linebacker Mohamoud Diabate (43) during the fifth day of OTAs at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 4, 2025.

Kennedy Rodriguez/Cleveland Browns
Linebacker Nathaniel Watson (40) during the first day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 10, 2025.
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Linebacker Nathaniel Watson (40) during the first day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 10, 2025.

Matt Starkey/Cleveland Browns
Linebacker Nathaniel Watson (40) during the first day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 10, 2025.
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Linebacker Nathaniel Watson (40) during the first day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 10, 2025.

Kennedy Rodriguez/Cleveland Browns
Linebacker Winston Reid (59) during the first day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 10, 2025.
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Linebacker Winston Reid (59) during the first day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 10, 2025.

Kennedy Rodriguez/Cleveland Browns
Linebacker Devin Bush (30) during the first day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 10, 2025.
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Linebacker Devin Bush (30) during the first day of mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 10, 2025.

Kennedy Rodriguez/Cleveland Browns
Linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (6) during a workout in Phase I of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on April 23, 2025.
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Linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (6) during a workout in Phase I of the offseason at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on April 23, 2025.

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