Andrew Adams (American football)

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Andrew Adams
Andrew Adams Titans Safety 2022 (cropped).png
Adams with Tennessee Titans in 2022
Personal information
Born: (1992-10-28) October 28, 1992 (age 31)
Fayetteville, Georgia, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school: Woodward Academy
(College Park, Georgia)
College: UConn
Position: Safety
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:252
Forced fumbles:2
Pass deflections:26
Interceptions:8
Defensive touchdowns:1
Player stats at PFR

Andrew Adams (born October 28, 1992) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Connecticut. [1]

Contents

College career

Adams started 33 games throughout his college tenure including all 12 in 2014 and all 13 in 2015. He was one of four captains his senior year with the Huskies. He led the Huskies with 103 tackles, as well as adding three interceptions and seven passes defended in his final season as a Husky. [1]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 11+1⁄8 in
(1.81 m)		201 lb
(91 kg)		31+3⁄4 in
(0.81 m)		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		4.54 s1.54 s2.60 s4.32 s6.96 s33 in
(0.84 m)		9 ft 10 in
(3.00 m)		24 reps
All values from UConn’s Pro Day [2]

New York Giants (first stint)

2016

On May 1, 2016, the New York Giants signed Adams to a three-year, $1.62 million contract as an undrafted free agent. [3] [4]

Adams playing for the New York Giants in 2017. Andrew Adams (American football).JPG
Adams playing for the New York Giants in 2017.

On September 3, 2016, the Giants waived Adams as part of their final roster cuts, but signed him to their practice squad the following day. [5] [6] On September 23, 2016, Adams was promoted from practice squad to the active roster. [7] On September 25, 2016, Adams made one tackle during a 29–27 loss against the Washington Redskins in Week 3. On October 3, 2016, Adams earned his first career start after starting free safety Darian Thompson suffered a foot injury and backup Nat Berhe was inactive due to a concussion. [8] [9] He finished the Giants’ 24–10 loss at the Minnesota Vikings with six combined tackles and one pass deflection. On November 6, 2016, Adams collected a season-high nine combined tackles, deflected two passes, and made his first career interception during a 28–23 win against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 9. Adams intercepted a pass by Eagles’ quarterback Carson Wentz, that was initially intended for wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham, and returned it for a 19-yard gain in the first quarter. [10] He finished his rookie season in 2016 with 46 combined tackles (31 solo), five pass deflections, and one interception in 14 games and 13 starts. [11] He received an overall grade of 79.4 from Pro Football Focus, which was the second best grade among rookie safeties in 2016 behind Keanu Neal (80.8). [12]

2017

During training camp, Adams competed to be a starting free safety against Darian Thompson. [13] Head coach Ben McAdoo named Adams the backup free safety, behind Darian Thompson, to start the regular season. [14] In Week 17, he collected a season-high seven solo tackles and deflected a pass during a 18–10 win against the Redskins. [15] On December 4, 2017, the New York Giants fired head coach Ben McAdoo after they fell to a 2–10 record. [16] He finished the 2017 NFL season with 34 solo tackles and two pass deflections in 16 games and four starts. [11]

2018

During training camp, Adams competed against Darian Thompson to be the starting free safety. [17] On September 1, 2018, the New York Giants officially waived Adams. [18]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (first stint)

On September 26, 2018, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Adams after placing Chris Conte on injured reserve. [19] Head coach Dirk Koetter named Adams the backup free safety behind Jordan Whitehead. On December 2, 2018, Adams made one tackle, three pass deflections, and made a career-high three interceptions during a 24–17 victory against the Carolina Panthers. [20] In Week 15, Adams collected a season-high seven combined tackles and deflected a pass as the Buccaneers lost 27–20 at the Dallas Cowboys. He finished the season with 38 combined tackles (29 solo), nine pass deflections, and four interceptions in 13 games and four starts. [11]

Detroit Lions

On March 14, 2019, Adams signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Lions. [21] He was released during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019. [22]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (second stint)

Adams making a tackle in a game against the Tennessee Titans Andrew Adams.png
Adams making a tackle in a game against the Tennessee Titans

On September 10, 2019, Adams was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. [23] In Week 8 against the Tennessee Titans, Adams forced a fumble on Derrick Henry which was recovered by teammate Vernon Hargreaves in the 27–23 loss. [24] In Week 15 against his former team, the Lions]], Adams recorded his first interception of the season off rookie quarterback David Blough during the 38–17 win. [25] Overall, in the 2019 season, Adams recorded 45 total tackles, one interception, one forced fumble and three passes defensed in 14 games. [26]

On March 24, 2020, Adams was re-signed to a one-year, $1 million contract. [27] Adams played in all four games in the Buccaneers' playoff run that resulted in the team winning Super Bowl LV. [28] [29] [30]

Philadelphia Eagles

On March 18, 2021, Adams signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. [31] He was waived on August 31. [32]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (third stint)

On September 2, 2021, Adams rejoined the Buccaneers as a member of their practice squad [33] and was signed to the active roster on September 13. [34] He was hit on his helmet by his Coach Bruce Arians after their 31 - 15 playoff win. [35] He was trying to pull a player out of a scrum, Bruce later said, "No, I've seen enough dumb (things). You can't pull guys out of a pile. We just got a big play, great field position, and he's trying to pull a guy out of a pile." [36]

New York Giants (second stint)

On July 26, 2022, the Giants signed Adams. [37] On August 26, 2022, he was released. [38]

Pittsburgh Steelers

On September 5, 2022, Adams was signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad. [39]

Tennessee Titans

On September 21, 2022, Adams was signed by the Tennessee Titans off the Steelers practice squad. [40] Adams returned an interception from quarterback Matt Ryan for his first career defensive touchdown in a 19–10 Week 7 win over the Indianapolis Colts. [41] On January 2, 2023, Adams was placed on season–ending injured reserve after suffering a torn patellar tendon in Week 17 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. [42]

Baltimore Ravens

On October 17, 2023, the Baltimore Ravens signed Adams to their practice squad. [43] He was not signed to a reserve/future contract after the season and thus became a free agent when his practice squad contract expired. [44]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Won the Super Bowl
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesFumblesInterceptions
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckFFFRYdsTDIntYdsAvgLngTDPD
2016 NYG 14134631150.0000011919.01905
2017 NYG 164343400.01000000.0002
2018 TB 134382990.000004346.01609
2019 TB 1411464150.0100012121.02103
2020 TB 1602110.00000000.0000
2021 TB 143241680.0000011717.01704
2022 TEN 13116244180.0000017676.07613
Career10046252196560.0200079120.976126

Buccaneers franchise records

Personal life

Adams is the nephew of retired guard, Sam Adams Sr. and cousins with his son, former defensive tackle Sam Adams. [45] He is also the cousin of retired running back, Matt Forte. [45] Adams' brother-in-law is linebacker Alec Ogletree. [46]

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