Late spring and early summer from May through June is a time of rest and recreation for football players. They’re allowed to recharge the batteries, be with their families and have some fun. Sure they still work out and keep their bodies and minds sharp, but the true grind doesn’t happen until late July. Until then they’re free to do what they want. No man on the Chicago Bears roster seems to embrace this more than Akiem Hicks.
Whether he’s the primary leader of the Bears defense is debatable. He’s certainly one of them. What isn’t up for debate is he is the undefeated, undisputed heavyweight champion ballbreaker on that roster. A couple weeks ago Hicks posted on Instagram trashing Prince Amukamara for being a quitter after crushing him in a game of Madden.
The man has no mercy for the weak. Perhaps that’s why he’s such a great football player. This trend held true again when it appeared he took a trip down to Kentucky with teammates Danny Trevathan and Nick Kwiatkoski. During a two-minute video, he proceeded to trash talk and dress down both of them every chance he got.
It was beautiful.
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Hats off to Trevathan and Kwiatkoski. All we saw was what Hicks put on video. There’s no telling how brutal he got when the camera wasn’t on. If only someone could find a way to get him on a microphone during games when it’s not an official mic’d up situation. One can imagine how nasty he gets with opponents if he’s like this to actual teammates.
