OT: Bears DE Gaines Adams dead at 26

Captain Erv · Post #1 » by **Captain Erv** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 4:46 pm

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Bears DE Adams dies at age 26
ESPN.com news services

Chicago Bears defensive end Gaines Adams died Sunday morning after he was taken to a Greenwood, S.C., emergency room, the county coroner said.

Greenwood County Coroner James T. Coursey said Adams was taken to the emergency room at Self Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9 a.m. ET Sunday morning.

An autopsy will be performed Sunday by the Anderson County forensic pathologist, Coursey said.

Adams, 26, listed at 6-foot-5 and 256 pounds, played in college at Clemson and was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2007 NFL draft. He was traded to the Bears in October.

In 47 games over four seasons with the Bucs and Bears, Adams had 67 tackles, including 13.5 sacks.

Post #2 » by **ReasonablySober** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 5:02 pm

Wow. Very sad, RIP.

Newz · Post #3 » by **Newz** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 5:07 pm

Very sad.

chuckleslove · Post #4 » by **chuckleslove** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 5:28 pm

Yeah I was dozing off taking a quick nap during Sunday NFL countdown when they broke this news. Very sad indeed.

jerrod · Post #5 » by **jerrod** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 6:16 pm

chuckleslove · Post #6 » by **chuckleslove** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 7:33 pm

Prelim autopsy says cardiac arrest from an enlarged heart. What a shame.

Siefer · Post #7 » by **Siefer** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 8:41 pm

Terrible.

RiotPunch · Post #8 » by **RiotPunch** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 9:33 pm

Very, very sad.

nyckid414 · Post #9 » by **nyckid414** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 11:28 pm

Crazy man. 26 years old. Shocked...

LarryHarris · Post #10 » by **LarryHarris** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 6:09 pm

This is really sad. Does anyone know why Tampa moved him so early in his career?

RiotPunch · Post #11 » by **RiotPunch** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 6:22 pm

LarryHarris wrote:This is really sad. Does anyone know why Tampa moved him so early in his career?

He and Raheem Morris had some issues. Morris questioned work ethic. Long story short Tampa had him pegged as a "bust" and Chicago wanted to take a chance on him.