The Vikings have signed RB Maurice Hicks.  Hicks will be the #3 RB on the Vikings and he likely will also serve as their kickoff returner.  Hicks played in 16 games with the 49ers last season and he carried the ball 21 times for 117 yards (5.6 ypc) with 1 TD run.  He also caught 14 passes for 86 yards (6.1 avg).  Hicks has now played in 55 games in his NFL career and he has carried the ball 205 times for 869 yards (4.2 ypc) with 6 TD runs.  He also has caught 55 passes for 424 yards (7.7 avg) with 1 TD grab.

Hicks got a workout last season on kickoff returns because of the 49ers being so bad of a football team.  He returned 63 kickoffs for 1,502 yards (23.8 avg).  He has now returned 185 kickoffs for 4,242 yards (22.9 avg) in his NFL career.  This was a nice signing for the Vikings.