Tyrell Adams

Tyrell Adams
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Adams with the Oakland Raiders in the 2016
No. 58, 50, 59, 53
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1992-04-11) April 11, 1992 (age 32)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school:Mays (Atlanta, Georgia)
College:West Georgia
Undrafted:2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:163
Sacks:2.0
Forced fumbles:4
Fumble recoveries:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Tyrell Adams (born April 11, 1992) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at West Georgia. He was a member of the Seattle Seahawks, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills, Indianapolis Colts, Houston Texans, San Francisco 49ers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Seattle Sea Dragons and BC Lions.

College career

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Adams played college football at the University of West Georgia.[1]

Professional career

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Seattle Seahawks (first stint)

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Adams signed with the Seattle Seahawks on May 12, 2015, after going undrafted in the 2015 NFL draft.[2] He spent training camp with the Seahawks, but was waived during the roster cut downs on September 5, 2015.[3]

Kansas City Chiefs (first stint)

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On September 14, 2015, Adams was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad. After spending four weeks with the Chiefs, he was released on October 13.[4]

Seattle Seahawks (second stint)

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On October 15, 2015, Adams was signed to the Seahawks practice squad, but was waived on October 29.[4]

Kansas City Chiefs (second stint)

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Just a few weeks later, Adams returned to the Chiefs practice squad on November 3, 2015.[5] Adams finished the 2015 season on the Chiefs’ practice squad, and signed as a reserve/future contract on January 18, 2016. On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Chiefs.[6] The next day, he was signed to the Chiefs' practice squad, but was waived the following day.[7]

Oakland Raiders

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On October 5, 2016, Adams was signed to the Raiders' practice squad.[8] He was promoted to the active roster on November 26, 2016.[9] He made his NFL debut the next day playing on special teams in a 35–32 win over the Carolina Panthers.[10]

On October 16, 2017, Adams was waived by the Raiders.[11]

Buffalo Bills (first stint)

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On October 18, 2017, Adams was claimed off waivers by the Buffalo Bills.[12] However, he was waived the next day after failing his physical.[13]

Indianapolis Colts (first stint)

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On February 23, 2018, Adams signed with the Indianapolis Colts.[14] He was waived/injured on September 1, 2018, and was placed on injured reserve.[15] He was released on September 10, 2018.

Houston Texans (first stint)

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On October 2, 2018, Adams was signed to the Houston Texans' practice squad.[16] He was promoted to the active roster on October 6, 2018.[17] He was waived/injured on October 22, 2018, and was placed on injured reserve.[18] He was released on October 24, 2018.

San Francisco 49ers (first stint)

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On November 27, 2018, Adams was signed to the San Francisco 49ers' practice squad.[19]

Houston Texans (second stint)

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On December 26, 2018, Adams was signed by the Texans off the 49ers' practice squad.[20] The Texans waived him on August 31 during final roster cuts.[21] On September 1, 2019, Adams was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad.[22] Adams was promoted to the active roster on September 25, 2019.[23]

On April 6, 2020, Adams re-signed with the Texans.[24] In Week 6 against the Tennessee Titans, Adams led the team with eight tackles and recorded his first career sack on Ryan Tannehill during the 42–36 overtime loss.[25] In Week 12 against the Detroit Lions, Adams led the team with 17 tackles and forced two fumbles that were recovered by the Texans during the 41–25 win.[26]

Buffalo Bills (second stint)

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Adams re-signed with the Buffalo Bills on a one-year contract on March 31, 2021.[27] He was waived on August 24, 2021.[28]

San Francisco 49ers (second stint)

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On October 5, 2021, Adams was signed to the 49ers' practice squad.[29] He was promoted to the active roster on October 23.[30] He was released on November 2, and re-signed to the practice squad.[31][32] He was promoted to the active roster on December 4.[33] He was waived on December 21 and re-signed to the practice squad.

Jacksonville Jaguars

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On December 29, 2021, Adams was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars off the 49ers practice squad.[34]

On March 9, 2022, the Jaguars signed Adams to a contract extension.[35] He was released on August 29, 2022.[36]

Indianapolis Colts (second stint)

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On November 15, 2022, Adams was signed to the Colts' practice squad.[37] He was released on November 22.[38]

Seattle Sea Dragons

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Adams was signed to the Seattle Sea Dragons of the XFL on March 28, 2023.[39] The Sea Dragons folded when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL).[40]

BC Lions

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On February 2, 2024, Adams signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[41] He announced his retirement on February 28, 2024.[42]

References

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  1. ^ "University of West Georgia Wolves Athletics – Tyrell Adams – 2014 Football". Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  2. ^ Drovetto, Tony (May 12, 2015). "Seahawks Sign FB Brandon Cottom, LB Tyrell Adams; Part Ways With OL Nate Isles, C.J. Davis". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  3. ^ Drovetto, Tony (September 5, 2015). "Seahawks Set 53-Man Roster, Trade For Safety Kelcie McCray". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Tyrell Adams Transactions". FoxSports.com.
  5. ^ "Chiefs bring back LB Tyrell Adams to practice squad, release LB Josh Keyes". ChiefsDigest.com. November 3, 2015.
  6. ^ "Chiefs Down to NFL Mandated Roster Limit". Chiefs.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on November 26, 2017.
  7. ^ "Chiefs Announce Additional Roster Moves". Chiefs.com. September 4, 2016. Archived from the original on November 26, 2017.
  8. ^ "Raiders Sign TE Ryan O'Malley to Active Roster; Smith to Reserve/Injured List". Raiders.com. October 5, 2016. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017.
  9. ^ "Raiders Announce Transactions". Raiders.com. November 26, 2016. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017.
  10. ^ "Raiders Snap Counts vs. Carolina Panthers". Raiders.com. November 28, 2016. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016.
  11. ^ "Raiders Sign LB NaVorro Bowman". Raiders.com. October 16, 2017. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018.
  12. ^ Brown, Chris (October 18, 2017). "Bills awarded waiver claim for LB Tyrell Adams". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2018.
  13. ^ Brown, Chris (October 19, 2017). "Bills sign LB Lacey back; LB Adams waived/injured". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2018.
  14. ^ "Roster Move: Colts Sign LB Tyrell Adams". Colts.com. February 23, 2018. Archived from the original on May 4, 2018.
  15. ^ Walker, Andrew (September 1, 2018). "Colts Announce Final 2018 Roster Cuts". Colts.com.
  16. ^ Wilson, Aaron (October 2, 2018). "Texans sign LB Tyrell Adams to practice squad". Chron.com.
  17. ^ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans sign ILB Tyrell Adams". HoustonTexans.com. October 6, 2018.
  18. ^ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans sign ILB Josh Keyes". HoustonTexans.com. October 22, 2018.
  19. ^ "49ers Announce Several Roster Moves". 49ers.com. November 27, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  20. ^ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans sign ILB Tyrell Adams". HoustonTexans.com. December 26, 2018.
  21. ^ "Texans trim roster to 53 players". HoustonTexans.com. August 31, 2019. Archived from the original on September 1, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  22. ^ "Texans sign CB Armstrong, TE Paulsen, add 10 players to practice squad". HoustonTexans.com. September 2, 2019. Archived from the original on September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  23. ^ "Texans place Senio Kelemete on IR, promote Tyrell Adams". Chron.com. September 25, 2019.
  24. ^ Alper, Josh (March 13, 2020). "Texans to re-sign Tyrell Adams". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  25. ^ "Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans – October 18th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  26. ^ "Houston Texans at Detroit Lions – November 26th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  27. ^ Glab, Maddy (March 31, 2021). "Bills sign linebacker Tyrell Adams". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  28. ^ "Five players released by the Bills to reach the 80-man roster limit". BuffaloBills.com. August 24, 2021.
  29. ^ "49ers Sign K Joey Slye; Add Three Players to Practice Squad". 49ers.com. October 5, 2021.
  30. ^ "49ers Make a Series of Roster Moves ahead of Week 7". 49ers.com. October 23, 2021.
  31. ^ "49ers Announce a Series of Roster Moves ahead of Nov. 2 Trade Deadline". 49ers.com. November 2, 2021.
  32. ^ "49ers Open Practice Windows for Gould, Kittle and Wilson Jr". 49ers.com. November 3, 2021.
  33. ^ "Trey Sermon Placed on IR; Marcell Harris Downgraded to Out". 49ers.com. December 4, 2021.
  34. ^ "Roster Move: Jaguars sign Tyrell Adams to active roster, place 2 on COVID-19 list". Jaguars.com. December 29, 2021.
  35. ^ "Roster moves: Jaguars extend LB Tyrell Adams". Jaguars.com. March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  36. ^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars release four, waive six ahead of the 53-man roster deadline on August 30, 2022". Jaguars.com. August 29, 2022.
  37. ^ "Colts Sign LB Tyrell Adams To Practice Squad, Release TE Darrell Daniels From Practice Squad". Colts.com. November 15, 2022.
  38. ^ "Colts Release LB Tyrell Adams From Practice Squad". Colts.com. November 22, 2022.
  39. ^ Lyons, Matt (March 28, 2023). "Seattle Sea Dragons Sign Former NFL Linebacker Tyrell Adams". xflnewshub. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  40. ^ Seifert, Kevin (January 1, 2024). "Newly formed United Football League sets 8 markets, tabs coaches". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  41. ^ 3Down Staff (February 2, 2024). "B.C. Lions sign veteran NFL LB Tyrell Adams, one other". 3DownNation. Retrieved February 6, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  42. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
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