On Wednesday it was announced that the New England Patriots acquired defensive lineman Akiem Hicks from the New Orleans Saints in exchange for tight end Michael Hoomanawanui. Hicks is a 6’5″ 324 pound 25-year old in his fourth year in the NFL; he was drafted by the Saints in the third round (89th overall out of Regina (as in Saskatchewan, Canada) in the 2012 draft. Hicks was actually the Saints’ first selection in that draft; the second round pick was stolen by Roger Goodell for Bountygate and the first round pick was previously traded to the Patriots when New Orleans took running back Mark Ingram; the Pats ended up with running back Shane Vereen and were also able to trade up for Chandler Jones with that exchange.
Reactions from New Orleans to Akiem Hicks being traded to Patriots
