Blue Adams

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Blue Adams
Michigan State Spartans
Position:Secondary coach
Personal information
Born: (1979-10-15) October 15, 1979 (age 44)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:182 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school: Miami
College: Cincinnati
NFL draft: 2003  / round: 7 / pick: 220
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:52
Sacks:1.0
Forced fumbles:1
Player stats at PFR  ·  CFL.ca (archive)

Danny L. "Blue" Adams (born October 15, 1979) is an American former professional football cornerback who played four seasons in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for Cincinnati, he was selected by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL draft. During his professional career, Adams was also a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Chicago Bears, Rhein Fire, Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta Falcons, and Montreal Alouettes. He is currently the secondary coach for the Michigan State Spartans.

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Early life

Adams played high school football at Miami Senior High School in Miami, Florida. As a senior, he won All-State Honorable Mention honors, and All-County first-team honors. [1]

College career

Adams played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats from 1998 to 2002. He was medically redshirted in 1999. [2] [3] He earned second-team All-Conference USA honors in 2001 and was named Cincinnati's defensive MVP in 2002. [3] Adams graduated from Cincinnati with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice in 2003. [1]

Professional career

Detroit Lions

Adams was selected by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round, with the 220th overall pick, of the 2003 NFL draft. [4] He officially signed with the team on July 23, 2003. He was waived on September 8, 2003. [5]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (first stint)

Adams was signed to the practice squad of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on September 10, 2003. [5]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On October 8, 2003, Adams was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars off of the Buccaneers' practice squad. He played in eight games for the Jaguars in 2003, recording three solo tackles and one assisted tackle. He re-signed with them on March 22, 2004. Adams was waived on August 30, 2004. [5]

Chicago Bears

Adams signed with the Chicago Bears on August 31, 2004. [5] He was waived on September 5, 2004. [5] [6]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (second stint)

Adams signed a reserve/future contract with the Buccaneers on January 10, 2005. [5] He was allocated to NFL Europe in 2005, where he played for the Rhein Fire during the 2005 NFL Europe season. He started all 10 games for the Fire, recording 46 tackles, 16 pass breakups and three interceptions (one of which was returned for a touchdown). Adams earned All-NFL Europe honors in 2005. [2]

Adams appeared in 13 games for the Buccaneers during the 2005 season, totaling 11 solo tackles and three assisted tackles. He played in a career-high 16 games in 2006, accumulating 18 solo tackles, one assisted tackle and one forced fumble. [5]

Cincinnati Bengals

Adams was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals on May 7, 2007. He was waived by the Bengals on September 2 but re-signed on September 26, 2007. He appeared in 13 games for the Bengals in 2007, recording 13 solo tackles, two assisted tackles and one sack. Adams was released on July 24, 2008. [5]

Atlanta Falcons

Adams signed with the Atlanta Falcons on July 26, 2008. He was released on September 2, 2008. [5]

Montreal Alouettes

Adams was signed by the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League on January 14, 2009. [7] He was released on June 25, 2009. [8]

Coaching career

Adams was a graduate assistant for the Purdue Boilermakers, assisting with the defense, in 2010. [1]

He was the secondary coach for the Northern Iowa Panthers in 2011. [1]

Adams was an assistant defensive backs coach for the Miami Dolphins from 2012 to 2015. [9]

On March 7, 2016, Adams returned to the collegiate level as the cornerbacks coach for the West Virginia Mountaineers. [10]

On February 7, 2017, Adams was hired as the defensive backs coach for the South Florida Bulls team. [11] [12] He coached two seasons with the team from 2017 to 2018. [1]

Adams served as the secondary coach at Oregon State from 2019 to 2023. [1] [13]

In 2024, he joined the Michigan State Spartans as a secondary coach. [14] [1]

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