Akiem Jamar Hicks, an American football defensive end with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League, was born on November 16, 1989. (NFL). He played for the New England Patriots and Chicago Bears before being selected by the New Orleans Saints in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft. At Sacramento City College and the University of Regina, he participated in collegiate football.
Hicks, an Elk Grove native who grew up in Sacramento, California, attended Del Campo High School in Fair Oaks and started his collegiate studies at Sacramento City College. He accepted a contract with LSU after being recognized as a top junior college player during the 2008 campaign. Ineligible to play for another American football college in 2009 due to recruiting infractions by LSU, he instead started working at a DirecTV call center in Colorado Springs as he thought about his next step.
Hicks turned down the chance to join the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League in order to pursue his academic goals and a career in college football with the Regina Rams of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association. .
Height in meters and feet
Akiem Jamar Hicks is 6 feet 5 inches tall with 1.96 m
Weight in KG and ibs
Akiem Jamar Hicks weighs 324 pounds (147 kg)