Former Ohio State safety Ronnie Hickman, now with the Cleveland Browns, was treated and released for minor injuries resulting from being jumped by a group of unknown individuals while in New York City...

Cleveland Browns safety Ronnie Hickman was jumped by four people at a Manhattan hotel early Monday morning ... but thankfully, despite being hospitalized, he only suffered minor injuries.

Just before the assault, both sides argued but it isn’t clear what the dispute was about or if the attackers recognized Hickman as an NFL player, witnesses said.