Obviously, I'm not ready to practice right now, but I feel comfortable saying I'll be back for training camp, " Nicks said during the team's voluntary minicamp this week.
Bucs' Nicks expects to be ready for training camp →
"They were buddies. They're good guys on the field and off the field, but it's a business," Nicks said. "Just like I left New Orleans, they had to go, too."