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Bears DE Hicks could be candidate for an extension

By Lorin Cox • Chicago Bears • Akiem Hicks • Jul 17, 2017
CHICAGO, IL - DECEMBER 18: Akiem Hicks #96 of the Chicago Bears awaits the snap against the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field on December 18, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. The Packers defeated the Bears 30-27. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
  • Chicago Bears defensive end Akiem Hicks “seems like a prime candidate for an early extension,” according to the Chicago Tribune.
  • Last season, Hicks earned a career-high 83.1 overall grade, the 16th-highest grade for an interior defensive linemen and the fourth-highest for a Bears player.
  • He finished in the top 10 among 3-4 defensive ends in run-stop percentage (7.8 percent, seventh-best) and pass-rush productivity (7.6, ninth).

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