In this Thursday, May 24, 2012 photo, New Orleans Saints rookie Akiem Hicks works out at the teams NFL football training facility in Metairie, La. Hicks says he has no regrets about missteps that led to his departure from LSU before he'd ever played a down. The setback meant he had to take a harder road to the NFL, which he says made him a better person, and might make him a better pro.