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Rooster · 05-01-2007, 09:02 AM

Chiefs release Hicks
The Kansas City Star
Defensive end Eric Hicks, who has spent his entire career in Kansas City, was released by the Chiefs on Tuesday.

Hicks ranks fifth in Chiefs history with 44.5 career sacks, but he was strictly a reserve in 2006 after starting most games since 1999. He signed a rookie free-agent contract with the Chiefs in 1998 out of Maryland.

The release wasn’t unexpected considering that Hicks was eating up a large chunk of the Chiefs’ salary cap even though his days as a starter are over. He was due to make $4,450,000 this season.

http://www.kansascity.com/116/story/90002.html

thehead · 05-01-2007, 09:17 AM

Thank god !! one word bootleg

macdawg · 05-01-2007, 09:19 AM

been wanting this for years. good teams don't have subpar players eating 4.5 mil cap space

Eleazar · 05-01-2007, 09:21 AM

Nice... I didn't really expect this due to the Allen situation, but I'll take it.

ROYC75 · 05-01-2007, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iowanian

Frank Boal just said he thinks hicks will be picked up.....hahahhahhahahahaha

Maybe as a shift manager at the Sonic.

OK, Frank was being nice.......

j/k .... Frank is as stupid as Jack sometimes.

**Tribal Warfare** · 05-01-2007, 09:24 AM

>

Break out the bubbley!!!!!!!!

Mecca · 05-01-2007, 09:25 AM

Who's next...........Sims, Wesley, Green?

blueballs · 05-01-2007, 09:29 AM

This strangely reminds me of a animal planet episode
an old elephant dies and a young elephant goes over
to the body and does a air -dry hump over it

trndobrd · 05-01-2007, 09:31 AM

I always thought Hicks was a good guy, hard worker, team player and, initially, a good value as an undrafted FA. He did more with less than most, and I wish him the best in his future endeavors.

However, how someone with 3rd string talent could get a contract for $4 mill is just beyond me. Glad to see Herm cutting some dead weight.

"Mr. Sims, Coach says he wants to see you in his office. Oh, could you bring your playbook with you?"

Mecca · 05-01-2007, 09:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trndobrd

I always thought Hicks was a good guy, hard worker, team player and, initially, a good value as an undrafted FA. He did more with less than most, and I wish him the best in his future endeavors.

However, how someone with 3rd string talent could get a contract for $4 mill is just beyond me. Glad to see Herm cutting some dead weight.

"Mr. Sims, Coach says he wants to see you in his office. Oh, could you bring your playbook with you?"

"My what??? Oh shit....." :::dusts donut residue off playbook::::

KC-TBB · 05-01-2007, 09:36 AM

WHO THE F__K WAS HICKS? As someone previously said...hard to remember the guy.

**OnTheWarpath15** · 05-01-2007, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mecca

"My what??? Oh shit....." :::dusts donut residue off playbook::::

Then Herm picks it up and sprinkles fall out of it.......

Jenson71 · 05-01-2007, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mecca

"My what??? Oh shit....." :::dusts donut residue off playbook::::

As he's walking to the office, the playbook still has the scent of donuts. He eats playbook. Goes home.

pikesome · 05-01-2007, 09:37 AM

This offseason is shaping up to be a turning point in Chiefs' history. Hopefully a good point. A lot of changes. It's going to be a way different team on the field next year.

**Lzen** · 05-01-2007, 09:38 AM

Halleluiah!!

raypec85 · 05-01-2007, 09:40 AM

http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/2007/05...de_eric_hicks/

Chiefs Release DE Eric Hicks
May 01, 2007, 9:55:02 AM

Kansas City Chiefs President Carl Peterson announced on Tuesday that the club has released DE Eric Hicks.

“Eric has been an excellent football player for the Kansas City Chiefs and a superb representative of this organization in the community these past nine years,” President Carl Peterson stated. “Eric is one of the best college free agents that we have signed since ‘89. We congratulate he and wife, Erica, for undertaking so many charity endeavors in Kansas City. We will always consider them a part of the Chiefs family.”

Hicks (6-6, 280) appeared in 128 games (104 starts) in nine seasons with the Chiefs, making him one of just 64 players in team history to start 100 or more games with the franchise. During his nine-year tenure with the club, he registered 44.5 sacks, the fifth-highest tally in Kansas City history. He also made 574 tackles (284 solo), a figure that ranks 12th in Chiefs annals. He enjoyed three seasons with 90 or more tackles, racking up a career-high 118 stops in 2003. In addition, he also registered nine forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries, 15 passes defensed, 185 QB pressures, a blocked FG and two special teams tackles. He scored his lone professional TD on a 44-yard fumble return vs. Minnesota (12/12/99).

The most prolific sack season of Hicks’ NFL career came in 2000, when he racked up a career-best 14.0 sacks (-73.0 yards), becoming just the fourth player in team history to produce 14.0 or more sacks in a single season. Hicks produced five of his 10 career multi-sack games that season, including a career-high 3.0 QB takedowns vs. Seattle (10/2/00). He registered those numbers in 2000 despite missing three games due to a knee injury.

Hicks emerged as a starter for Kansas City in ‘99 when he opened all 16 games, recording 70 tackles (29 solo) and 4.0 sacks (-25.0 yards). In ‘98, he appeared in three games for the Chiefs after becoming the only college free agent to make the club’s Opening Day roster.

The Erie, Pennsylvania native played collegiately at the University of Maryland, starting 22 of 41 career games. In four seasons with the Terrapins, he collected 147 tackles (107 solo), 9.5 sacks, 26 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. He saw action in all 11 contests with seven starts and posted 42 tackles (31 solo), 1.5 sacks and five tackles for a loss as a senior. He had a career-high 4.0 sacks as a sophomore in ‘95. Prior to playing at Maryland, Hicks starred at Mercyhurst High School in Erie, Pennsylvania, where he collected a team-high 68 tackles and 6.0 sacks as a senior.

An active member of the Kansas City community, Hicks and his wife Erica formed “The Hicks for Hearts Foundation” in 2001 to benefit and support families of children with congential heart defects. The Hicks’ have also served as spokespersons for the American Heart Association, the Midwest Transplant Network and the March of Dimes. The Hicks’ daughter, Shayla, was born with a heart condition that required numerous surgeries after her birth in ‘99.

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raypec85 Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dallas Casino cash: $10004900	Hicks released http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/2007/05...de_eric_hicks/ Chiefs Release DE Eric Hicks May 01, 2007, 9:55:02 AM Kansas City Chiefs President Carl Peterson announced on Tuesday that the club has released DE Eric Hicks. “Eric has been an excellent football player for the Kansas City Chiefs and a superb representative of this organization in the community these past nine years,” President Carl Peterson stated. “Eric is one of the best college free agents that we have signed since ‘89. We congratulate he and wife, Erica, for undertaking so many charity endeavors in Kansas City. We will always consider them a part of the Chiefs family.” Hicks (6-6, 280) appeared in 128 games (104 starts) in nine seasons with the Chiefs, making him one of just 64 players in team history to start 100 or more games with the franchise. During his nine-year tenure with the club, he registered 44.5 sacks, the fifth-highest tally in Kansas City history. He also made 574 tackles (284 solo), a figure that ranks 12th in Chiefs annals. He enjoyed three seasons with 90 or more tackles, racking up a career-high 118 stops in 2003. In addition, he also registered nine forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries, 15 passes defensed, 185 QB pressures, a blocked FG and two special teams tackles. He scored his lone professional TD on a 44-yard fumble return vs. Minnesota (12/12/99). The most prolific sack season of Hicks’ NFL career came in 2000, when he racked up a career-best 14.0 sacks (-73.0 yards), becoming just the fourth player in team history to produce 14.0 or more sacks in a single season. Hicks produced five of his 10 career multi-sack games that season, including a career-high 3.0 QB takedowns vs. Seattle (10/2/00). He registered those numbers in 2000 despite missing three games due to a knee injury. Hicks emerged as a starter for Kansas City in ‘99 when he opened all 16 games, recording 70 tackles (29 solo) and 4.0 sacks (-25.0 yards). In ‘98, he appeared in three games for the Chiefs after becoming the only college free agent to make the club’s Opening Day roster. The Erie, Pennsylvania native played collegiately at the University of Maryland, starting 22 of 41 career games. In four seasons with the Terrapins, he collected 147 tackles (107 solo), 9.5 sacks, 26 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. He saw action in all 11 contests with seven starts and posted 42 tackles (31 solo), 1.5 sacks and five tackles for a loss as a senior. He had a career-high 4.0 sacks as a sophomore in ‘95. Prior to playing at Maryland, Hicks starred at Mercyhurst High School in Erie, Pennsylvania, where he collected a team-high 68 tackles and 6.0 sacks as a senior. An active member of the Kansas City community, Hicks and his wife Erica formed “The Hicks for Hearts Foundation” in 2001 to benefit and support families of children with congential heart defects. The Hicks’ have also served as spokespersons for the American Heart Association, the Midwest Transplant Network and the March of Dimes. The Hicks’ daughter, Shayla, was born with a heart condition that required numerous surgeries after her birth in ‘99.
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