[3] He was then chosen in the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft of USFL and CFL Players by the Kansas City Chiefs,[5][6] where he would play for four years.
Adickes is formerly the Co-medical Director and Orthopedic Surgeon at the Memorial Hermann Hospital Sports Medicine Institute in Houston, Texas.
Adickes worked with Tricia Bradley of Serious Fun Productions, LLC, to blend his two distinct careers: a professional football player and an orthopedic surgeon, aka, Jock to Doc.
At the start of the 2014 NFL season, DirecTV launched a new channel called "The Fantasy Zone," and Adickes became an integral member of the show.
Some of the featured athletes include Kevin Everett, Dikembe Mutombo, Mark Schlereth, and golfer Stacy Lewis, whose modified scoliosis surgery made her career in golf possible.