George Wallace Adams (born December 22, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats and was selected in the first round of the 1985 NFL draft.[1] He played in the NFL for the New York Giants and the New England Patriots.
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Position: | Running back | ||||||
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Born: | Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. | December 22, 1962||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Lafayette (Lexington) | ||||||
College: | Kentucky | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1985 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Adams' son, Jamal, played safety at Louisiana State University. He was picked sixth overall by the New York Jets in the 2017 NFL draft.[2]
NFL career statistics
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Won the Super Bowl | |
Bold | Career high |
Regular season
editYear | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
1985 | NYG | 16 | 0 | 128 | 498 | 3.9 | 39 | 2 | 31 | 389 | 12.5 | 70 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
1986 | NYG | 0 | 0 | DNP | |||||||||||
1987 | NYG | 12 | 7 | 61 | 169 | 2.8 | 14 | 1 | 35 | 298 | 8.5 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
1988 | NYG | 16 | 1 | 29 | 76 | 2.6 | 15 | 0 | 27 | 174 | 6.4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1989 | NYG | 14 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1990 | NE | 16 | 7 | 28 | 111 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 146 | 9.1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
1991 | NE | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 76 | 16 | 257 | 886 | 3.4 | 39 | 3 | 111 | 1,014 | 9.1 | 70 | 4 | 11 | 5 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ Higgins, Ron (August 26, 2015). "LSU safety Jamal Adams hits anything that moves". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved October 8, 2023.