Maurice Hicks

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Professional Biography

NFL History

• Has the #1 and #2 KO yardage totals in 49ers history, with 1,502 yards in 2007 and 1,428 in 2006.
• Tied for 2nd in the NFL over the past 2 seasons with 120 KO returns and 3rd in the NFL with 2,930 yards.
• Tied a 49ers record in his 1st career start at RB at Arizona (12/12/04) with 39 offensive touches (34 rushes, 5 catches) for career-high 139 rushing yards in OT win.
• Has 2 career 100-yard rushing games, the 2nd was at St. Louis (12/24/05), a 109-yard game.
• Has 50 special teams tackles in the past 3 seasons in 46 total games.
• Has big-play capability with 2 career rushes of 50+ yards, 5 career kickoff returns of 50+ yards and has rambled for a 30+ yard kickoff return in 23 of his 45 career games. Has a career-long 73-yard TD rush at St. Louis (12/24/05) on 49ers 1^st play of the game.
• Had consecutive KO returns of 55 yards each in 2nd quarter of Vikings-49ers game on 12/9/07.
• Battled up through the ranks during his NFL career, entering the league in 2002 with Chicago as a rookie free agent, spending 2002 on reserve/NFI list with Bears, waived by Bears after training camp in 2003 and started 2004 season on 49ers practice squad before playing in 1st career game vs. Seattle (11/7/04), notching 4 special teams tackles and returning 6 kickoffs in his debut.
• Bounced back from 2-game absence due to arthroscopic knee surgery in 2005 to rattle off a 50-yard run on his 1st rushing attempt after the injury vs. Seattle (11/13/05).
• Spent 2003 and 2004 seasons with Scottish Claymores of NFL Europe, working with Claymores head strength coach Martin Streight with the Claymores in 2003.

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