Akiem Hicks was a force for the Chicago Bears after joining them back in 2016. However, over the last three seasons he’s been hit with the injury bug and missed some time - playing just 29 games over that span. Now, he has a new opportunity with the Buccaneers to regain that high level of play while lining up alongside guys like Vita Vea, William Gholston, and rookie Logan Hall.
For Hicks, it was about the team’s ability to compete and the culture they’ve shown over the past few seasons and a big part of that is, of course, Tom Brady.