Danny L "Blue" Adams was born on October 15,1979 and is an American former professional football cornerback who played four seasons in the National Football League.
28 Facts About Blue Adams
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Blue Adams is currently the secondary coach for the Michigan State Spartans.
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Blue Adams played high school football at Miami Senior High School in Miami, Florida.
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Blue Adams played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats from 1998 to 2002.
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Blue Adams earned second-team All-Conference USA honors in 2001 and was named Cincinnati's defensive MVP in 2002.
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Blue Adams graduated from Cincinnati with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice in 2003.
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Blue Adams was selected by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round, with the 220th overall pick, of the 2003 NFL draft.
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Blue Adams officially signed with the team on July 23,2003.
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Blue Adams was signed to the practice squad of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on September 10,2003.
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On October 8,2003, Blue Adams was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars off of the Buccaneers' practice squad.
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Blue Adams played in eight games for the Jaguars in 2003, recording three solo tackles and one assisted tackle.
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Blue Adams signed with the Chicago Bears on August 31,2004.
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Blue Adams was allocated to NFL Europe in 2005, where he played for the Rhein Fire during the 2005 NFL Europe season.
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Blue Adams started all 10 games for the Fire, recording 46 tackles, 16 pass breakups and three interceptions.
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Blue Adams appeared in 13 games for the Buccaneers during the 2005 season, totaling 11 solo tackles and three assisted tackles.
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Blue Adams played in a career-high 16 games in 2006, accumulating 18 solo tackles, one assisted tackle and one forced fumble.
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Blue Adams was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals on May 7,2007.
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Blue Adams was waived by the Bengals on September 2 but re-signed on September 26,2007.
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Blue Adams appeared in 13 games for the Bengals in 2007, recording 13 solo tackles, two assisted tackles and one sack.
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Blue Adams signed with the Atlanta Falcons on July 26,2008.
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Blue Adams was signed by the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League on January 14,2009.
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Blue Adams was a graduate assistant for the Purdue Boilermakers, assisting with the defense, in 2010.
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Blue Adams was the secondary coach for the Northern Iowa Panthers in 2011.
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Blue Adams was an assistant defensive backs coach for the Miami Dolphins from 2012 to 2015.
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On March 7,2016, Blue Adams returned to the collegiate level as the cornerbacks coach for the West Virginia Mountaineers.
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On February 7,2017, Blue Adams was hired as the defensive backs coach for the South Florida Bulls team.
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Blue Adams coached two seasons with the team from 2017 to 2018.
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Blue Adams served as the secondary coach at Oregon State from 2019 to 2023.