Chicago Bears' DE Gaines Adams dead at 26

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Posted: January 17th, 2010 | NFL.com Staff | Tags: Chicago Bears, Gaines Adams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Bears DE Gaines Adams died Sunday morning in Greenwood, S.C., league sources confirmed to NFL Network’s Michael Lombardi. Adams was 26.

Greenwood County Coroner Jim Coursey told WYFF that Adams went to the emergency room at Self Regional Hospital and was pronounced dead Sunday morning.

Adams lived in Greenwood and played collegiately at nearby Clemson.

The Buccaneers drafted Adams fourth overall in 2007, and he had 13.5 sacks in 37 games with the team. He was traded to the Bears in October and played in 10 games.




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how do nfl doctors and all the other doctors he's crossed paths with over the years not catch this? my boy troy died in 10th grade from a heart condition. dropped dead during a pickup basketball game. he'd been told he couldnt play organized sports, stopped school football and basketball just decided to play one day and died
 

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how do nfl doctors and all the other doctors he's crossed paths with over the years not catch this? my boy troy died in 10th grade from a heart condition. dropped dead during a pickup basketball game. he'd been told he couldnt play organized sports, stopped school football and basketball just decided to play one day and died
Damn...RIP to your boy.....

RIP to Gaines Adams....