Danny Wicks

Danny Wicks (born 5 December 1985) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He played at prop. Wicks played in the NRL for the St. George Illawarra Dragons, Newcastle Knights and Parramatta Eels. From September 2011 to March 2013, he served an eighteen-month prison sentence for trafficking drugs.

Playing career

2014

In May 2014, Wicks' agent started approaching clubs about the possibility of signing him to a contract for 2015, with his four-year WADA suspension for drugs ending in September 2014. During his stay in prison, Wicks lost 20 kilograms to get back to his old playing weight of 106 kilograms. On 30 October 2014, he signed a 1-year contract with the Parramatta Eels starting in 2015. He made his return to the NRL in round 2 of the 2015 NRL season against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. On 11 April 2015, he re-signed with the Eels on a one-year contract. In August 2015, Wicks resigned on a two-year deal with Parramatta.

2016

In November 2016, Wicks announced his immediate retirement from rugby league despite signing a two-year contract extension with the Parramatta Eels earlier that year.

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