Earnest Adams

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Earnest Adams
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Position: Linebacker, lineman
Personal information
Born: (1959-03-12) March 12, 1959 (age 65)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:226 lb (103 kg)
Career information
College: Illinois
Undrafted: 1981
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Earnest Adams (born March 12, 1959) is a former American football linebacker who primarily played in the United States Football League for the Pittsburgh Maulers and Portland Breakers, but was also a replacement player during the 1987 NFL strike for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League, and played for the Pittsburgh Gladiators of the Arena Football League. He played college football at Illinois. [1] [2] [3]

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College football

Adams played for the Fighting Illini at the University of Illinois from 1977 to 1980. [2]

Professional football

Pittsburgh Maulers

Adams signed with the Pittsburgh Maulers of the United States Football League in the spring of 1984, and played in 18 games with 11 starts at middle linebacker that season. [2]

Portland Breakers

Following the dissolution of the Maulers, Adams signed with another USFL team, the Portland Breakers. He made two sacks that season, for a total loss of seven yards. [2]

Pittsburgh Gladiators (1987)

In the summer of 1987, Adams joined the Pittsburgh Gladiators of the newly-created Arena Football League, an indoor form of football played on a smaller field. He played on both offensive and defensive lines. [4]

Detroit Lions

During the 1987 NFL season, a majority of the players went on strike, resulting in the cancellation of Week 3 games, and for Weeks 4–6 to be played with replacement players. Adams was signed by the Detroit Lions to be one of such replacement players, and he appeared in all three replacement games. [1]

Pittsburgh Gladiators (1988)

Following his brief NFL appearance, Adams came back to arena football in the summer of 1988 to play again with the Gladiators. In his second season, he was used as a receiver as well, and caught three touchdowns. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Earnest Adams Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Earnest Adams NFL Stats - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Earnest Adams football Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Earnest Adams | ArenaFan.com". www.arenafan.com. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
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