Sam Adams (football player)
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- See also, his father, Sam Adams Sr.
| Sam Adams (football player) | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 13, 1973 (age 33) |
| Place of birth |  Houston, Texas |
| Position(s) | Defensive tackle |
| College | Texas A&M |
| NFL Draft | 1994 / Round 1/ Pick 8 |
| Statistics | |
| Team(s) | |
| 1994-1999 2000-2001 2002 2003-2005 2006–present |
Seattle Seahawks Baltimore Ravens Oakland Raiders Buffalo Bills Cincinnati Bengals |
Sam Aaron Adams (born June 13, 1973 in Houston, Texas) is an American football defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals.
[edit] NFL career
Adams played collegiatly at Texas A&M and was selected in the 1st round (8th overall) by the Seattle Seahawks in the 1994 NFL Draft. He made several starts during his rookie year, splitting time between defensive tackle and defensive end. In his second season, he sacked Mark Brunell of the Jacksonville Jaguars for a safety, scoring his first points of his professional career. He also blocked a field goal in overtime against the Arizona Cardinals. He played several more years for Seattle, making the AFC Pro Bowl team as an alternate in 1997. In 2000 he signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Ravens, and helped lead the most dominating defense in the league to a victory at Super Bowl XXXV. That season he was also named as a starter to the Pro Bowl for the first time, a feat he would repeat the following season.
In 2002 he was a free agent once again, and this time he signed with the Oakland Raiders. He started 14 of the 16 games that season, missing one due to injury and played in the other game he did not start. He led his team to Super Bowl XXXVII; unfortunately, the result was not the same, as the Raiders lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
In 2003, Adams signed with the Buffalo Bills as a free agent and helped anchor the defensive line there. His first game for Buffalo was a memorable one, as he registered a sack, two tackles, and an interception against Tom Brady that was returned for a touchdown (his second career TD). He was a Pro Bowl alternate in 2003 for the second time in his career.
On March 1, 2006 Adams was released by the Bills because of salary cap issues.
On March 31, 2006 Adams signed a three year contract with the Cincinnati Bengals. Joining the Bengals has reunited Adams with Marvin Lewis, who was the defensive coordinator for the Ravens when Adams played for them and is now Cincinnati's head coach.
[edit] Personal Info
Adams is married with a son, Terin and daughter, Tea Alexis.
Adams is also the owner of the Everett Hawks of the arenafootball2 (af2), and he also owns an af2 team in Cincinnati, Ohio called the Cincinnati Jungle Kats to begin play in 2007.
Adams is nicknamed "The Man Mountain".
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Categories: 1973 births | American football defensive tackles | Seattle Seahawks players | Baltimore Ravens players | Oakland Raiders players | Buffalo Bills players | Cincinnati Bengals players | American Conference Pro Bowl players | People from Houston | Texas A&M Aggies football players | Living people
