CARL NICKS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Buccaneers Injury Report: Carl Nicks to Have Surgery, Will be Placed on IR
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers placed Carl Nicks on injured reserve yesterday. The Bucs' guard will undergo surgery to repair a torn plantar plate in his left toe. The injury comes after Tampa Bay gave Nicks a new contract this past offseason.
Pat Yasinskas of ESPN.com reports that while Nicks will likely be replaced by either Ted Larsen, Jeremy Trueblood, or Cody Wallace...
Buccaneers Lose G Carl Nicks For The Season
Roy Cummings of the Tampa Tribune reports that Buccaneers Pro Bowl G Carl Nicks is done for the season. Cummings adds that Nicks has been dealing with a toe injury throughout the season, but he apparently suffered further injury.
Nicks was one of Tampa Bay’s prized acquisitions during the offseason. Nicks received a five-year deal worth $47.5 million and includes $31 million...
Ex-Saint Nicks relishes new opportunity in Tampa
Carl Nicks says he figured he was on his way out of New Orleans before last season ended, which only added to the All-Pro left guard's motivation.
Nicks says the Saints were not aggressive about signing him to an extension last year, so he figured he'd better put a great season on his resume.
Nicks said he misses his former Saints teammates, who he'll face on Sunday...
Via AP on Fox
October 18, 2012
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Nicks believes Bucs offense will be much better
Carl Nicks sees no reason the Tampa Bay Buccaneers shouldn't be able to light up the scoreboard this season.
The All-Pro guard was acquired in free agency to bolster an offensive line that figures to be one of the team's strongest assets, and he expects the unit to set the tone for quarterback Josh Freeman to re-establish himself as a rising young star.
The 6-foot-5, 343...
Via Fox Sports
August 03, 2012
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Nicks ready for potential of new-look Bucs
TAMPA, Fla. Barely six months ago, the idea of anyone on the New Orleans Saints willingly jumping to the sinking ship of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers would have been laughable.
After all, the Saints had just marched to another NFC South Division title with a 13-3 record, while the Bucs were busy falling apart at the seams with a division-worst record of 4-12 capped by a tumultuous...
Via Fox Sports Florida
June 06, 2012
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Tampa Bay Lands Former Saints Guard Carl Nicks
TAMPA BAY-As Players View forecasted, The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the early and most likely the overall winners of the 2012 free agency shopping bonanza.
Their website just broke the news that they have added the 6-5 345 lb guard Carl Nicks to their ranks. Nicks could not come to terms financially with the Saints who had already spent a pretty penny on franchising QB Drew Brees...
Report: Buccaneers could sign Carl Nicks within the next 24 hours
According to Roy Cummings of the Tampa Tribune, free agent guard Carl Nicks arrived in Tampa late Tuesday night and a deal could get done within the next 24 hours.
Sounds like the Buccaneers are ready to lock up their second big name free agent within 24 hours.
Nicks made it clear that he wants to make the most money of any guard in the NFL and it seems like the Bucs are more than...
Saints offer Carl Nicks a new contract
On Monday night guard Carl Nicks stated on his Twitter account that the New Orleans Saints have made him a contract offer.
Nicks indicated that the offer was respectable and that he needs time to talk it over with his family.
Looks like the Saints are doing what they can to try to retain both Nicks and Marques Colston.
Carl Nicks believes he’s done with the Saints
New Orleans Saints guard Carl Nicks really doesn’t believe he’ll be back in the bayou next season. The Saints have yet to make him or his agent any type of offer to remain with the team.
Nicks said that he’d be shocked if anything changes before free agency begins on Tuesday.
“They’re gonna do something in the last four days that they haven’t done in the last four weeks...
Nicks planning for New Orleans exodus?
The days of standout players sticking with one team throughout their entire career are long gone, but that hasn’t stopped Saints offensive guard Carl Nicks from proclaiming his preference to play in New Orleans until he retires, provided of course that they pay him what he feels he’s worth.
In an interview earlier this morning on SiriusXM Blitz, Nicks made it clear that he...
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