Andrew Adams (American football)
| No. 33 New York Giants | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | October 28, 1992 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Fayetteville, Georgia | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | College Park (GA) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Connecticut | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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Andrew Adams (born October 28, 1992) is an American football safety for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Connecticut.[1]
College career
Andrew Adams started 33 games over the course of his college tenure including all 12 in 2014 and all 13 in 2015. He was one of four captains his senior year with the Huskies. Lead the Huskies with 103 tackles as well as adding three interceptions and seven passes defended in his final season as a Husky.[1]
Professional career
On May 6, 2016, Adams signed with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) as a rookie free agent.[2] However, he was waived on September 3,[3] and later joined Giants' practice squad.[4] On September 23, Adams was promoted from practice squad to the active roster.[5] His first interception came from Week 9 when he intercepted Carson Wentz on the Eagles second drive.
References
- 1 2 "22 – Andrew Adams". www.uconnhuskies.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
- ↑ Eisen, Michael (May 6, 2016). "Giants sign four draft picks & 14 undrafted free agents". Giants.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
- ↑ Eisen, Michael (September 3, 2016). "New York Giants announce 20 roster moves". Giants.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
- ↑ Eisen, Michael (September 4, 2016). "Giants announce practice squad; claim DT Robert Thomas". Giants.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
- ↑ Eisen, Michael (September 23, 2016). "Giants promote safety Andrew Adams". Giants.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.