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: | December 22, 1962 Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Lafayette (Lexington) | ||||||||
| College: | Kentucky | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1985 / round: 1 / pick: 19 | ||||||||
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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 | |
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Regular season
edit| Year | 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
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References
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.
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