Vernon Adams played college football for the Eastern Washington Eagles and Oregon Ducks.
35 Facts About Vernon Adams
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Vernon Adams has been a member of the Montreal Alouettes, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and Saskatchewan Roughriders.
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Vernon Adams earned first team all-league honors for the second-straight season.
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Vernon Adams passed for 2,901 yards with 27 touchdowns and nine interceptions, and had 896 yards rushing with 14 touchdowns.
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Vernon Adams originally made a verbal commitment to Portland State, but flipped on National Signing Day and signed with Eastern Washington.
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Vernon Adams was one of 20 players on the ballot for the Jerry Rice Award, given to the top freshman in FCS by The Sports Network, which he finished in sixth place.
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Vernon Adams finished second in the voting for the Walter Payton Award.
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Vernon Adams entered his junior season as one of the most high-profile players at the FCS level.
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Vernon Adams received a number of postseason awards, to include being named the Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Year and First-Team All-Big Sky Conference for the second-straight year.
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Vernon Adams was named a First-Team All-American by the Associated Press.
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Vernon Adams was again a finalist for the Walter Payton Award, but was the runner-up for the second-straight year, losing to John Robertson of Villanova.
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On February 9,2015, Vernon Adams announced his plans to accept a scholarship to Oregon and transfer for his senior season, choosing to play for the Ducks over remaining at Eastern Washington.
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However, later that summer it was reported that Vernon Adams needed to complete a math course in order to graduate from Eastern Washington University.
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Vernon Adams's first start came against his former team, Eastern Washington.
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Vernon Adams started 10 games and passed for 2,643 yards, 26 touchdowns and six interceptions, while leading the nation in passing efficiency with a 179.1 rating.
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On May 18,2016, the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League revealed that they were negotiating with Vernon Adams who was on their negotiation list.
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Vernon Adams started the final three games of the regular season, throwing four touchdowns and rushing for another while winning all three games.
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Vernon Adams dressed for the first seven games of the 2017 season as a backup for the Alouettes, and scoring one rushing touchdown.
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On June 7,2018, it was reported that Vernon Adams was about to be traded; however, that never materialized and he returned to the Ti-Cats as a wide receiver.
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Vernon Adams never played a game for Hamilton; on June 21,2018, Vernon Adams was one of three players released by the Tiger-Cats.
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On June 26,2018, Vernon Adams was re-signed by the Montreal Alouettes.
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Vernon Adams started for the Alouettes in the team's Week 7 loss to the Edmonton Eskimos, completing 15 of 28 pass attempts for 217 yards with one interception, along with 72 yards rushing and a rushing touchdown.
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Vernon Adams replaced Johnny Manziel the following week following Manziel's interception-plagued CFL debut, and scored another rushing touchdown, but was listed as out "two to six weeks with a foot injury".
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Vernon Adams missed the rest of the year, but was signed a two-year contract extension with the Alouettes on October 28,2018, alongside several other quarterbacks.
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Vernon Adams began the 2019 season as the Als' backup quarterback behind Antonio Pipkin.
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However, after Pipkin suffered a leg injury early in the season, Vernon Adams was announced the starting quarterback.
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Vernon Adams went on to start the next five games for the Alouettes, playing very well, winning three games in a row before suffering a concussion against the Redblacks in Week 8.
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Vernon Adams returned from injury in Week 10 and led the Alouettes to a come-from-behind victory over the defending champion Calgary Stampeders.
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However, in one of those victories Vernon Adams ripped the helmet of Winnipeg Blue Bombers linebacker Adam Bighill off his head and then swung the helmet at Bighill's head.
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The play resulted in Vernon Adams being suspended for one game by the CFL, which he did not appeal.
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Vernon Adams suffered a shoulder injury in the last few minutes of the team's Week 10 match against the Ottawa Redblacks.
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On November 10,2021, head coach Khari Jones ruled out the possibility of Vernon Adams returning to the lineup late in the season.
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Vernon Adams started the first game of the 2022 season, but after only gaining 21 yards of offense in the first quarter of the team's second game head coach Khari Jones turned to veteran quarterback Trevor Harris.
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On July 27,2022, Vernon Adams was added to the one-game injury list with an elbow injury.
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One week later, Vernon Adams was placed on the six-game injured reserve list with tendinitis in his throwing elbow.