August 5, 2014
Nicks reached a $3 million injury settlement with the Buccaneers,
ESPN reports.
ANALYSIS
Nicks was recently released by Tampa Bay after both parties mutually agreed to part ways in light of Nicks' frustrating complications lingering from the MRSA infection that struck him in 2013. The former All-Pro guard is now expected to take time off from football in hopes of resuming his playing career down the road.