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Gaines Adams dead at 26
Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 4:26 pm
by Basketball Fan
http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article ... dead-at-26Former Clemson University football star Gaines Adams, 26, died this morning after he was taken to the Emergency Room at Self Regional in Greenwood, County Coroner James T. Coursey said.
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Adams, a defensive end, was the fourth player chosen in the 2007 National Football League draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was traded from Tampa Bay to the Chicago Bears in October.
An autopsy will be performed today by a forensic pathologist in Anderson County, Coursey said.
Re: Gaines Adams dead at 26
Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 4:35 pm
by Flash3
From what?
Re: Gaines Adams dead at 26
Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 4:49 pm
by Basketball Fan
Nobody knows I wouldn't be surprised if it was drug related I mean 26 year old don't drop dead unless they were killed, drugs, or maybe had a condition.
Re: Gaines Adams dead at 26
Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 4:50 pm
by CentralQB5
Gaines Adams will be missed
Re: Gaines Adams dead at 26
Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 5:00 pm
by Celtics_Champs
R.I.P. Gaines Adams.
Shocked.
Re: Gaines Adams dead at 26
Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 5:16 pm
by HMFFL
We'll see what the autopsy results are, but it's most likely from a heart attack.
R.I.P
Re: Gaines Adams dead at 26
Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 5:19 pm
by MadCityBucky
Damn that sucks to hear
RIP
Re: Gaines Adams dead at 26
Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 6:18 pm
by CJ_18
Chicago Bears defensive end Gaines Adams died Sunday morning after going into cardiac arrest because of an enlarged heart, Greenwood County Coroner Jim Coursey said.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d ... nfirm=true
Re: Gaines Adams dead at 26
Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 7:30 pm
by Wizards2Lottery
May he RIP
Re: Gaines Adams dead at 26
Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 9:27 pm
by ZedgetRedd
RIP.
Re: Gaines Adams dead at 26
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 1:45 am
by Flash3
Enlarged heart, is that something due to drug or substance abuse?
Re: Gaines Adams dead at 26
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 1:57 am
by Basketball Fan
No I think it was just an undetected heart condition
Re: Gaines Adams dead at 26
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 4:07 am
by Greatness
RIP
Re: Gaines Adams dead at 26
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 4:15 am
by treiz
rip
Re: Gaines Adams dead at 26
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 6:15 am
by HMFFL
Flash3 wrote:Enlarged heart, is that something due to drug or substance abuse?
Not at all.
This is the second athlete that has died from an enlarged heart this week. The other athlete was a College Basketball player named Jeron Lewis who died on the court. In 2005 Jason Collier who played for the Atlanta Hawks was 28 years old when he died from it.
Re: Gaines Adams dead at 26
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 9:38 am
by SD2042
Cardiomegaly ain't no joke. Last I checked, I believe the larger the heart is the more pressure it puts on the arteries to pump more blood in and out of the heart. Eventually the heart suffers a burnout and unfortunately can lead to death.
RIP
The guy was so young.