College: Cincinnati Height 1.78 m Positions Cornerback | Role American football player Career start 2003 Name Blue Adams Weight 85 kg | |
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NFL draft: 2003 / Round: 7 / Pick: 220 Place of birth Miami, Florida, United States | ||
Date of birth October 15, 1979 (age 36) Education University of Cincinnati | ||
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Danny L. "Blue" Adams (born October 15, 1979) is a former American football cornerback who played for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for Cincinnati, he was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft. During his professional career, Adams was also a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Chicago Bears, Rhein Fire, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta Falcons, and Montreal Alouettes. He is currently an assistant defensive backs coach for the Miami Dolphins.
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Early years
Adams is a 1997 graduate of Miami Senior High School in Miami, Florida, where he was a letterman in football. As a senior, he won All-State Honorable Mention honors, and All-County first team honors, and finished the year with four interceptions, four sacks, 69 tackles, two forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries.
Coaching career
On February 10, 2012, Adams was hired by the Miami Dolphins as an assistant defensive backs coach. Prior to joining the Dolphins, he had served as a secondary coach at the University of Northern Iowa in 2011. In 2010, Adams served as a secondary coach at Purdue University.
On March 7, 2016, Adams returned to the collegiate level as the defensive backs coach for the West Virginia University Mountaineers.