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Gaines Adams

Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 11:00 pm
by pro70z28
Chicago Bears defensive end, Gaines Adams, 26, died Sunday morning. The former Clemson star was the 4th draft pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2007 and was traded to the Bears this season.

Adams was taken to the Emergency Room at Self Regional in Greenwood, County Coroner James T. Coursey said.

In 15 games, five games with Tampa Bay and 10 with Chicago, Adams had 17 tackles and one sack.

There are no reports as of yet detailing the cause of his death.

Re: Gaines Adams

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:00 am
by WildcatOne
Sorry to hear of this. He left this life far too early. My condolences to his family and to his teammates. WC1

Re: Gaines Adams

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:48 am
by pro70z28
Turns out he suffered from an enlarged heart. I'm not a Doc but you have to wonder how that slipped by. Did they not know or did they know and he played anyway?

Re: Gaines Adams

Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 4:13 pm
by WildcatOne
No doubt, that is a ten-million-dollar question.