Montreal Alouettes sign former NFL defensive back Faion Hicks

The Montreal Alouettes have signed American defensive back Faion Hicks to a two-year contract, tying him to the team through 2027.

The five-foot-ten, 192-pound defender was a seventh-round pick of the Denver Broncos in the 2022 NFL Draft. He played two regular-season games with the team and recorded two total tackles, though he was released at the conclusion of training camp in 2023.

The native of Pembroke Pines, Fla. has been a member of the New Orleans Saints, Cleveland Browns, and Seattle Seahawks since leaving the Broncos but didn’t see any regular-season action with any of those teams. He also signed with the Birmingham Stallions in 2025.

Hicks played collegiately at the University of Wisconsin where he made 107 total tackles, 16 pass knockdown, and one interception over 39 collegiate games.

The Montreal Alouettes finished second in the East Division standings in 2025 with a 10-8 record and beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Final before losing the 112th Grey Cup to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Davis Alexander went 7-0 as a starter during the regular-season, though he missed 11 games due to a hamstring injury.

The Alouettes ranked eighth in net offence, first in net defence, and third with a turnover differential of plus-eight. The club’s leading rusher was Stevie Scott III with 418 yards, leading receiver was Tyler Snead with 1,129 yards, and leading tackler was Darnell Sankey with 103 tackles. Montreal finished sixth in attendance with average crowds of 21,132, which was a 0.8 percent decrease from the previous year.