Jeff Adams (American football)

Jeff Adams
No. 70 Houston Texans
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: (1989-09-06) September 6, 1989
Place of birth: Berwyn, Illinois
Height: 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight: 305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school: La Grange (IL) Lyons Township
College: Columbia
Undrafted: 2012
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Practice squad
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Jeff Adams (born September 6, 1989) is an American football offensive tackle for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Columbia University.

Early years

Adams played high school football and basketball for the Lyons Township High School Lions. He earned All-West Suburban Conference honors in both football and basketball. He captained the football team his senior year. Adams averaged 13 points, nine rebounds and two blocks per game in basketball. He was also named Class 8A Academic All-State.[1]

College career

Adams played for the Columbia Lions from 2008 to 2011.[1]

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Adams signed with the Dallas Cowboys on April 30, 2012 after going undrafted in the 2012 NFL Draft.[2] He was released by the Cowboys on August 30, 2012.[3]

Cincinnati Bengals

Adams was signed to the Cincinnati Bengals' practice squad on September 2, 2012.[4] He was released by the Bengals on November 13, 2012.[5]

Miami Dolphins

Adams was signed to the Miami Dolphins' practice squad on November 19, 2012.[6] He was released by the Dolphins on August 31, 2013.[7]

Tennessee Titans

Adams was signed to the Tennessee Titans' practice squad on September 11, 2013.[8] He was released by the Titans on August 29, 2014.[9]

Houston Texans

Adams signed with the Houston Texans on August 31, 2014.[10] He made his NFL debut on December 21, 2014 against the Baltimore Ravens.[11] On September 20, 2015, Adams tore his patellar tendon in a game against the Carolina Panthers and on September 21, 2015, Adams was placed on injured reserve.[12]

On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Texans.[13] He was re-signed by the Texans on October 26, 2016.[14] On November 7, Adams was once again released by the Texans and was re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[15]

References

  1. 1 2 "JEFF ADAMS". gocolumbialions.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ Starkey, JP (2012-05-08). "Dallas Cowboys Undrafted Free Agents: Jeff Adams Profile". SB Nation Dallas. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  3. ↑ Drummond, K. D. (2012-08-30). "Cowboys Roster Cuts Tracker: Getting Down To 53 Players; Latest On Jenkins, Ratliff". Blogging The Boys. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  4. ↑ Kirkendall, Josh (2012-09-02). "Cincinnati Bengals Announce Former Cowboys OT Jeff Adams Signed To The Practice Squad". Cincy Jungle. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  5. ↑ Kirkendall, Josh (2012-11-12). "Cincinnati Bengals Sign Linebacker Ben Jacobs To The Practice Squad". Cincy Jungle. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  6. ↑ Nogle, Kevin (2012-11-20). "Dolphins Sign Two Offensive Linemen in Two Days". The Phinsider. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  7. ↑ Nogle, Kevin (2013-09-01). "Dolphins roster cuts: All 22 players released for Miami to reach 53-man roster limit". The Phinsider. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  8. ↑ Woods, David (2016-09-11). "Titans sign T Jeff Adams to practice squad". theScore.com. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  9. ↑ Lomas, Will (2014-08-30). "Tennessee Titans roster cuts". Music City Miracles. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  10. ↑ "Texans roster moves: August 31". www.houstontexans.com. 2014-08-31. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  11. ↑ "Jeff Adams: Game Logs at NFL.com". www.nfl.com. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  12. ↑ Ron, Capt (2015-09-21). "Houston Texans Injury News: Jeff Adams Out For Season With Knee Injury". Battle Red Blog. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  13. ↑ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans down to 53-man roster". HoustonTexans.com.
  14. ↑ Bouda, Nate (October 26, 2016). "Texans Place RT Derek Newton On Injured Reserve, Re-Sign OT Jeff Adams". NFL Trade Rumors. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  15. ↑ Wilson, Aaron (November 7, 2016). "Texans cut Jeff Adams, sign RaShaun Allen". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
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