Position: Linebacker College: West Georgia Roster status: Active Weight 103 kg | Place of birth: Atlanta, Georgia Undrafted: 2015 Height 1.88 m | |
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Date of birth: (1992-04-11) April 11, 1992 (age 24) Current team Oakland Raiders (#58 / Linebacker) High school Benjamin Elijah Mays High School Similar James Cowser, Daren Bates, John Schneider, Doug Pederson, Pete Carroll Profiles | ||
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Tyrell Adams (born April 11, 1992) is an American football linebacker for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played for the Seattle Seahawks and Kansas City Chiefs. He played college football at the University of West Georgia.
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Seattle Seahawks
Adams signed with the Seattle Seahawks on May 12, 2015 after going undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft. He spent Training Camp with the Seahawks, but was waived during the roster cutdown to 53 players on September 5th. He would spend a month on the Practice Squad of the Kansas City Chiefs, but two days after being released, the Seahawks signed him to their Practice Squad on October 15, 2015. He would only spend two weeks with the club as he was released on October 29th.
Kansas City Chiefs
Adams originally signed with the Kansas City Chiefs when he was added to the Practice Squad on September 14, 2015. After spending four weeks with the Chiefs, he was released on October 13th. Just a few weeks later, he returned to the Chiefs Practice Squad on November 3, 2015. Adams finished the 2015 season on the Chiefs’ practice squad. He signed as a reserve/future free agent for the 2016 campaign before being released at the end of preseason on September 3, 2016. The next day, he was signed to the Chiefs' practice squad. He was released from the practice squad two days later.
Oakland Raiders
On October 5, 2016, Adams was signed to the Raiders' practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on November 26, 2016. A day later, he played in his first NFL game as he participated in 19 plays on Special Teams during a 35-32 win over the Carolina Panthers.