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Andrew Adams
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Adams in the 2017 NFL season.
No. 33 – New York Giants
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1992-10-28) October 28, 1992 (age 32)
Fayetteville, Georgia
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school:Woodward Academy; College Park, GA
College:Connecticut
Undrafted:2016
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2016
Total tackles:46
Sacks:0.0
Pass deflections:5
Interceptions:1
Forced fumbles:0
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

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. ^ a b "22 – Andrew Adams". www.uconnhuskies.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  2. ^ Eisen, Michael (May 6, 2016). "Giants sign four draft picks & 14 undrafted free agents". Giants.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  3. ^ Eisen, Michael (September 3, 2016). "New York Giants announce 20 roster moves". Giants.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  4. ^ Eisen, Michael (September 4, 2016). "Giants announce practice squad; claim DT Robert Thomas". Giants.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  5. ^ Eisen, Michael (September 23, 2016). "Giants promote safety Andrew Adams". Giants.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.