New Orleans Saints rookie DT Akiem Hicks ready to return

SmashMouth · 08-02-2012, 12:25 PM

Defensive tackle Akiem Hicks, recovering from a fractured hand, said Thursday he is ready to return to action and has been told he will play Sunday in the Saints first preseason game against the Arizona Cardinals. "I've been waiting to get back to contact for so long and it's finally here," said Hicks, the club's third round draft pick in last April's NFL draft.

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The Dude · 08-02-2012, 02:15 PM

I hope this guy works out. We have had good luck with later round picks in the past so hopefully this guy will follow suit

Ashley · 08-02-2012, 05:21 PM

Get on the field man and play it out.. We need you to step up.....

|Mitch| · 08-02-2012, 06:46 PM

As highly recruited as he was by LSU, he's gotta have the potential to be great!

Seer1 · 08-03-2012, 08:56 AM

I'm really lookin' forward to seein' him play! Seems there's a lot of upside about the man.

Rugby Saint II · 08-03-2012, 01:33 PM

Originally Posted by The Dude

I hope this guy works out. We have had good luck with later round picks in the past so hopefully this guy will follow suit

A third round pick isn't necessarily a late round. Anyway, he'll probably surprise some folks in preseason.

TheDeuce · 08-03-2012, 01:37 PM

DT has been a sore spot for us for a long time... hope this kid turns out to be a good one. His level of competition was so much lower in Canada that I'm a little worried about how he will read to the speed of the game in the NFL.

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,044 Blog Entries: 29	New Orleans Saints rookie DT Akiem Hicks ready to return Defensive tackle Akiem Hicks, recovering from a fractured hand, said Thursday he is ready to return to action and has been told he will play Sunday in the Saints first preseason game against the Arizona Cardinals. "I've been waiting to get back to contact for so long and it's finally here," said Hicks, the club's third round draft pick in last April's NFL draft. link back

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Rugby Saint II Bounty Money $$$ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA. Posts: 24,043	Originally Posted by The Dude I hope this guy works out. We have had good luck with later round picks in the past so hopefully this guy will follow suit A third round pick isn't necessarily a late round. Anyway, he'll probably surprise some folks in preseason.

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