Akiem Jamar Hicks, an American football defensive end for the National Football League’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, was born on November 16, 1989. (NFL).
He played for the New England Patriots and the Chicago Bears before being drafted in the third round by the New Orleans Saints in 2012.
Where did Akiem Hicks go to college? Did Akiem Hicks play college football?
He played collegiate football at Sacramento City College and the University of Regina.
Hicks grew up in Elk Grove, graduated from Fair Oaks’ Del Campo High School, and began his undergraduate career at Sacramento City Undergraduate.
He signed with LSU after being recognized as a top junior college player during the 2008 season.
Ineligible to play for another American football college in 2009 due to LSU recruiting violations, he began working at a DirecTV call center in Colorado Springs while pondering his next move.
