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| Position: | Defensive backs coach | ||||||
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| Born: | October 15, 1979 Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 187 lb (85 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Miami | ||||||
| College: | Cincinnati | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2003 / Round: 7 / Pick: 220 | ||||||
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Danny L. "Blue" Adams (born October 15, 1979) is a former American football cornerback who played for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for Cincinnati, he was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft.[1] During his professional career, Adams was also a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Chicago Bears,[2] Rhein Fire, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta Falcons, and Montreal Alouettes. He is currently the defensive backs coach for the Michigan State Spartans.
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Early life
Adams is a 1997 graduate of Miami Senior High School in Miami, Florida, where he was a letterman in football. As a senior, he won All-State Honorable Mention honors, and All-County first-team honors, and finished the year with four interceptions, four sacks, 69 tackles, two forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries.
Coaching career
On February 10, 2012, Adams was hired by the Miami Dolphins as an assistant defensive backs coach. Prior to joining the Dolphins, he had served as a secondary coach at the University of Northern Iowa in 2011. In 2010, Adams served as a secondary coach at Purdue University.
On March 7, 2016, Adams returned to the collegiate level as the defensive backs coach for the West Virginia University Mountaineers.[3]
On February 7, 2017, Adams was hired as the defensive backs coach for the South Florida Bulls football team.[4]
References
- ^ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ^ Mayer, Larry. "Robinson, Forsey among Bears' final cuts". Chicagobears.com. Archived from the original on 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
- ^ Thayer Evans (March 7, 2016). "West Virginia to hire Blue Adams as cornerbacks coach". www.si.com. Time Inc. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
- ^ Joey Knight (February 7, 2017). "Bulls announce hiring of former Buc Blue Adams". www.tampabay.com. Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on October 24, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
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