Gaines Adams, (born June 8, 1983 in Greenwood, South Carolina) is an American football defensive end for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buccaneers fourth overall in the 2007 NFL Draft, and was traded to the Bears on October 16th, 2009. He played college football at Clemson.
Adams attended Fork Union Military Academy in 2001 and recorded 58 tackles, 22 sacks, and two interceptions in 10 games. He was a thr...
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Gaines Adams, (born June 8, 1983 in Greenwood, South Carolina) is an American football defensive end for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buccaneers fourth overall in the 2007 NFL Draft, and was traded to the Bears on October 16th, 2009. He played college football at Clemson.
Adams attended Fork Union Military Academy in 2001 and recorded 58 tackles, 22 sacks, and two interceptions in 10 games. He was a three year starter at Cambridge Academy, a small private school which only had an 8-man football team, where he was a dominant wide receiver and defensive end. His coach during high school was former University of South Carolina quarterback, Steve Taneyhill. In 2000, his team won the state title. During that year, Cambridge shut out four different teams, beating one team 80-0. They had suffered only one loss that season to arch-rival King Academy. He had 158 career receptions for 4,394 yard and 65 touchdowns, as well as 341 tackles, 10...
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