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 was raised in Elk Grove, graduated from Fair Oaks’ Del Campo High School, and enrolled in Sacramento City Undergraduate to start his college career. 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.
