Keith
A. Adams (born November 22, 1979) in
Norwood, Massachusetts. He attended Westlake High School in Atlanta,
Georgia, where he played high school football for the Westlake Lions.
Keith Adams was an All American at Westlake High School. After his
senior year at Westlake High School Adams played in the Georgia/ Florida
All Star Game. While attending Clemson University, Adams played for the
Clemson Tigers football team from 1998 to 2000. He played in 35 games
during his three-season college career and amassed 23 quarterback sacks,
which left him tied for the third highest career sack total in Clemson
history. Following his 1999 sophomore season, he was a firs-team
All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) selection, the ACC Defensive Player
of the Year, and a Football News first-team All-American. As a junior in
2000, he was again a first-team All-ACC selection and was recognized as
a consensus first-team All-American. Two-time All-American (1999 and
2000)
• ACC Defensive Player of the Year (1999)
• Finalist for Butkus Award and Bednarik Award (2000)
• National Defensive Player of the Year Finalist by Football News
(2000)
• Set Clemson single season record for tackles (186) and sacks (16) in
1999
• Set Clemson single game tackle record with 27 vs. South Carolina in
1999
• Had 379 career tackles, ninth in Clemson history even though he
played just three years. Two-time All-American (1999 and 2000)
• Played seven years in the NFL with Dallas, Philadelphia, Miami and
Cleveland. Adams was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the seventh
round (232nd overall) in the 2001 NFL Draft. He was allocated to NFL
Europe and played in ten games for the Berlin Thunder. He finished the
season with 55 tackles and one sack. He played in World Bowl X and
helped the Thunder win their second consecutive Championship. in 2003
Adams led the NFC in special team tackles while playing for the
Philadelphia Eagles. In 2004 Adams started in Super Bowl 39 for the
Philadelphia Eagles against the New England Patriots. In 2005 Adams
started all 16 games for the Philadelphia Eagles and totaled 101
tackles for the Philadelphia Eagles. In 2006 Adams played for the
Miami Dolphins. In 2007 Adams played his last year for the Cleveland
Browns. Adams was inducted in the Clemson football Hall of Fame in
2012. Adams returned to Clemson in 2013 where he finished his degree
in parks, recreation, tourism management. In 2013 Adams was a student
coach at Clemson University where he worked directly under Defensive
Coordinator. In 2014 Adams worked for Arizona Western as linebacker
coach. 2015 Adams is the Defensive coordinator for the Georgia prep
Sports Academy. Keith Adams is married to his wife Rayyah Adams and
has four children Keith Adams Jr, Brooke Adams, Cassidy Adams, and
Kimora Adams.
