Former NRL star Danny Wicks at the beach in Yamba on his first day of freedom after spending 18 months in jail after being convicted of drug trafficking. Picture: Nathan Edwards Source: The Daily Telegraph
CATCHING up with family and friends and getting a job are the priorities of former NRL star Danny Wicks who was released from jail this morning.
In an EXCLUSIVE tell-all interview with Sports Editor-at-Large Phil Rothfield in tomorrow's Daily Telegraph Wicks reveals how he coped with his 18 months behind bars since he was convicted for drug trafficking.
Now 20 kilograms lighter than the heavyweight enforcer he was for the Knights and the Dragons, Wicks said he hadn't even considered whether he would play footy again.
“I’m fitter now than I’ve ever been because I trained hard every day while inside. It kept me focused and helped me get through the days," Wicks said.
“But I’m certainly not about to put up my hand and say I want to play again. There are so many more important things awaiting me like catching up with my family and friends, getting a job and kick-starting my life."
Wicks played 69 NRL games before he was arrested and charged with eight drug related offences, including six counts of supplying a prohibited drug and two counts of possessing a prohibited drug
Don't miss the whole story online tomorrow.
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