Tyrell Adams

American football player (born 1992)

American football player

Tyrell Adams

Adams with the Oakland Raiders in the 2016

No. 58, 50, 59, 53
Position:| Linebacker
Personal information
Born:|  (1992-04-11) April 11, 1992 (age 32)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height:| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:| 228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school:| Mays (Atlanta, Georgia)
College:| West Georgia
Undrafted:| 2015
Career history

* Seattle Seahawks (2015)*
* Kansas City Chiefs (2015)*
* Seattle Seahawks (2015)*
* Kansas City Chiefs (2015–2016)*
* Oakland Raiders (2016–2017)
* Buffalo Bills (2017)
* Indianapolis Colts (2018)
* Houston Texans (2018)
* San Francisco 49ers (2018)*
* Houston Texans (2018–2020)
* Buffalo Bills (2021)*
* San Francisco 49ers (2021)
* Jacksonville Jaguars (2021)
* Indianapolis Colts (2022)*
* Seattle Sea Dragons (2023)
* BC Lions (2024)*

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

* First-team All-Gulf South Conference (2012, 2013, 2014)
* All-American (2013, 2014)

Career NFL statistics
| Total tackles:| 163

|

Sacks:| 2.0
Forced fumbles:| 4
Fumble recoveries:| 1
Player stats at PFR

Tyrell Adams (born April 11, 1992) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at West Georgia. He was a member of the Seattle Seahawks, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills, Indianapolis Colts, Houston Texans, San Francisco 49ers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Seattle Sea Dragons and BC Lions.

## College career[edit]

Adams played college football at the University of West Georgia.[1]

## Professional career[edit]

### Seattle Seahawks (first stint)[edit]

Adams signed with the Seattle Seahawks on May 12, 2015, after going undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft.[2] He spent training camp with the Seahawks, but was waived during the roster cut downs on September 5, 2015.[3]

### Kansas City Chiefs (first stint)[edit]

On September 14, 2015, Adams was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad. After spending four weeks with the Chiefs, he was released on October 13.[4]

### Seattle Seahawks (second stint)[edit]

On October 15, 2015, Adams was signed to the Seahawks practice squad, but was waived on October 29.[4]

### Kansas City Chiefs (second stint)[edit]

Just a few weeks later, Adams returned to the Chiefs practice squad on November 3, 2015.[5] Adams finished the 2015 season on the Chiefs’ practice squad, and signed as a reserve/future contract on January 18, 2016. On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Chiefs.[6] The next day, he was signed to the Chiefs' practice squad, but was waived the following day.[7]

### Oakland Raiders[edit]

On October 5, 2016, Adams was signed to the Raiders' practice squad.[8] He was promoted to the active roster on November 26, 2016.[9] He made his NFL debut the next day playing on special teams in a 35–32 win over the Carolina Panthers.[10]

On October 16, 2017, Adams was waived by the Raiders.[11]

### Buffalo Bills (first stint)[edit]

On October 18, 2017, Adams was claimed off waivers by the Buffalo Bills.[12] However, he was waived the next day after failing his physical.[13]

### Indianapolis Colts (first stint)[edit]

On February 23, 2018, Adams signed with the Indianapolis Colts.[14] He was waived/injured on September 1, 2018, and was placed on injured reserve.[15] He was released on September 10, 2018.

### Houston Texans (first stint)[edit]

On October 2, 2018, Adams was signed to the Houston Texans' practice squad.[16] He was promoted to the active roster on October 6, 2018.[17] He was waived/injured on October 22, 2018, and was placed on injured reserve.[18] He was released on October 24, 2018.

### San Francisco 49ers (first stint)[edit]

On November 27, 2018, Adams was signed to the San Francisco 49ers' practice squad.[19]

### Houston Texans (second stint)[edit]

On December 26, 2018, Adams was signed by the Texans off the 49ers' practice squad.[20] The Texans waived him on August 31 during final roster cuts.[21] On September 1, 2019, Adams was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad.[22] Adams was promoted to the active roster on September 25, 2019.[23]

On April 6, 2020, Adams re-signed with the Texans.[24] In Week 6 against the Tennessee Titans, Adams led the team with eight tackles and recorded his first career sack on Ryan Tannehill during the 42–36 overtime loss.[25] In Week 12 against the Detroit Lions, Adams led the team with 17 tackles and forced two fumbles that were recovered by the Texans during the 41–25 win.[26]

### Buffalo Bills (second stint)[edit]

Adams re-signed with the Buffalo Bills on a one-year contract on March 31, 2021.[27] He was waived on August 24, 2021.[28]

### San Francisco 49ers (second stint)[edit]

On October 5, 2021, Adams was signed to the 49ers' practice squad.[29] He was promoted to the active roster on October 23.[30] He was released on November 2, and re-signed to the practice squad.[31][32] He was promoted to the active roster on December 4.[33] He was waived on December 21 and re-signed to the practice squad.

### Jacksonville Jaguars[edit]

On December 29, 2021, Adams was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars off the 49ers practice squad.[34]

On March 9, 2022, the Jaguars signed Adams to a contract extension.[35] He was released on August 29, 2022.[36]

### Indianapolis Colts (second stint)[edit]

On November 15, 2022, Adams was signed to the Colts' practice squad.[37] He was released on November 22.[38]

### Seattle Sea Dragons[edit]

Adams was signed to the Seattle Sea Dragons of the XFL on March 28, 2023.[39] The Sea Dragons folded when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL).[40]

### BC Lions[edit]

On February 2, 2024, Adams signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[41] He announced his retirement on February 28, 2024.[42]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "University of West Georgia Wolves Athletics – Tyrell Adams – 2014 Football". Retrieved May 17, 2016.
2. ^ Drovetto, Tony (May 12, 2015). "Seahawks Sign FB Brandon Cottom, LB Tyrell Adams; Part Ways With OL Nate Isles, C.J. Davis". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
3. ^ Drovetto, Tony (September 5, 2015). "Seahawks Set 53-Man Roster, Trade For Safety Kelcie McCray". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
4. ^ a b "Tyrell Adams Transactions". FoxSports.com.
5. ^ "Chiefs bring back LB Tyrell Adams to practice squad, release LB Josh Keyes". ChiefsDigest.com. November 3, 2015.
6. ^ "Chiefs Down to NFL Mandated Roster Limit". Chiefs.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on November 26, 2017.
7. ^ "Chiefs Announce Additional Roster Moves". Chiefs.com. September 4, 2016. Archived from the original on November 26, 2017.
8. ^ "Raiders Sign TE Ryan O'Malley to Active Roster; Smith to Reserve/Injured List". Raiders.com. October 5, 2016. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017.
9. ^ "Raiders Announce Transactions". Raiders.com. November 26, 2016. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017.
10. ^ "Raiders Snap Counts vs. Carolina Panthers". Raiders.com. November 28, 2016. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016.
11. ^ "Raiders Sign LB NaVorro Bowman". Raiders.com. October 16, 2017. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018.
12. ^ Brown, Chris (October 18, 2017). "Bills awarded waiver claim for LB Tyrell Adams". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2018.
13. ^ Brown, Chris (October 19, 2017). "Bills sign LB Lacey back; LB Adams waived/injured". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2018.
14. ^ "Roster Move: Colts Sign LB Tyrell Adams". Colts.com. February 23, 2018. Archived from the original on May 4, 2018.
15. ^ Walker, Andrew (September 1, 2018). "Colts Announce Final 2018 Roster Cuts". Colts.com.
16. ^ Wilson, Aaron (October 2, 2018). "Texans sign LB Tyrell Adams to practice squad". Chron.com.
17. ^ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans sign ILB Tyrell Adams". HoustonTexans.com. October 6, 2018.
18. ^ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans sign ILB Josh Keyes". HoustonTexans.com. October 22, 2018.
19. ^ "49ers Announce Several Roster Moves". 49ers.com. November 27, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
20. ^ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans sign ILB Tyrell Adams". HoustonTexans.com. December 26, 2018.
21. ^ "Texans trim roster to 53 players". HoustonTexans.com. August 31, 2019. Archived from the original on September 1, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
22. ^ "Texans sign CB Armstrong, TE Paulsen, add 10 players to practice squad". HoustonTexans.com. September 2, 2019. Archived from the original on September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
23. ^ "Texans place Senio Kelemete on IR, promote Tyrell Adams". Chron.com. September 25, 2019.
24. ^ Alper, Josh (March 13, 2020). "Texans to re-sign Tyrell Adams". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
25. ^ "Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans – October 18th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
26. ^ "Houston Texans at Detroit Lions – November 26th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
27. ^ Glab, Maddy (March 31, 2021). "Bills sign linebacker Tyrell Adams". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
28. ^ "Five players released by the Bills to reach the 80-man roster limit". BuffaloBills.com. August 24, 2021.
29. ^ "49ers Sign K Joey Slye; Add Three Players to Practice Squad". 49ers.com. October 5, 2021.
30. ^ "49ers Make a Series of Roster Moves ahead of Week 7". 49ers.com. October 23, 2021.
31. ^ "49ers Announce a Series of Roster Moves ahead of Nov. 2 Trade Deadline". 49ers.com. November 2, 2021.
32. ^ "49ers Open Practice Windows for Gould, Kittle and Wilson Jr". 49ers.com. November 3, 2021.
33. ^ "Trey Sermon Placed on IR; Marcell Harris Downgraded to Out". 49ers.com. December 4, 2021.
34. ^ "Roster Move: Jaguars sign Tyrell Adams to active roster, place 2 on COVID-19 list". Jaguars.com. December 29, 2021.
35. ^ "Roster moves: Jaguars extend LB Tyrell Adams". Jaguars.com. March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
36. ^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars release four, waive six ahead of the 53-man roster deadline on August 30, 2022". Jaguars.com. August 29, 2022.
37. ^ "Colts Sign LB Tyrell Adams To Practice Squad, Release TE Darrell Daniels From Practice Squad". Colts.com. November 15, 2022.
38. ^ "Colts Release LB Tyrell Adams From Practice Squad". Colts.com. November 22, 2022.
39. ^ Lyons, Matt (March 28, 2023). "Seattle Sea Dragons Sign Former NFL Linebacker Tyrell Adams". xflnewshub. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
40. ^ Seifert, Kevin (January 1, 2024). "Newly formed United Football League sets 8 markets, tabs coaches". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
41. ^ 3Down Staff (February 2, 2024). "B.C. Lions sign veteran NFL LB Tyrell Adams, one other". 3DownNation. Retrieved February 6, 2024.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
42. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved February 28, 2024.

## External links[edit]

* Houston Texans bio
* West Georgia Wolves bio