Overview
- The tender would lock Hickman into a one-year contract carrying a roughly $5.8 million cap hit if he signs it.
- Hickman can negotiate with other teams until April 17 before deciding whether to sign the offer.
- A team signing him away would owe the Browns a second-round draft pick under restricted free agent rules.
- The required draft-pick compensation makes outside offers unlikely, according to Browns Wire analysis.
- Both sides are expected to discuss a multi-year extension, with Over the Cap valuing his market near $10 million per year.