Phillip Adams (American football)
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
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| Born: | July 20, 1988 Rock Hill, South Carolina | ||||||||||
| Died: | April 8, 2021 (aged 32) Rock Hill, South Carolina | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Rock Hill (South Carolina) | ||||||||||
| College: | South Carolina State | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2010 / Round: 7 / Pick: 224 | ||||||||||
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Phillip Matthew Adams (July 20, 1988 – April 8, 2021) was an American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina State Bulldogs.
Adams was drafted in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. He also played for the New England Patriots, Oakland Raiders, Seattle Seahawks, New York Jets, and Atlanta Falcons.
On April 8, 2021, Adams committed suicide by shooting and killing himself after Rock Hill, South Carolina police investigators identified him by as the gunman who killed five others and injured a another the day before.[1] After his death, an autopsy revealed that Adams had been suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Bella, Timothy (April 8, 2021). "Five dead in S.C. shooting committed by ex-NFL player Phillip Adams, who then killed himself, authorities say". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ↑ "Autopsy of ex-NFL player Phillip Adams, accused of killing six people, shows 'unusually severe' CTE". ESPN. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
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