Akbar a pick to stick - Pats really like look of hard-hitting safety.(Sports) From: The Boston Herald | Date: April 29, 2001| Author: Felger, Michael | COPYRIGHT 2001 Boston Herald. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

FOXBORO - NFL teams don't like it when a prospect blows off a scheduled workout. They don't like it when a player goes through one agent after another in a matter of months. They don't like it when a player is perceived to be immature. They don't like it when a player has off-field problems.

A lot of teams didn't like Hakim Akbar, but the Patriots weren't one of those teams.

The hard-hitting safety from Washington had been projected by many scouts as a sure s...

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