BIOGRAPHY
Adrian Colbert was born October 6, 1993, in Wichita Falls, Texas. He is a safety in the NFL. Colbert played at Texas from 2012 to 2015. He transferred to Miami for his senior year in 2016. The San Francisco 49ers selected Colbert in the seventh round (229th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft. Colbert was the 31st cornerback drafted in 2017. On May 4, 2017, the San Francisco 49ers signed Colbert to a four-year, $2.48 million contract that included a signing bonus of $84,786. He played in 14 games with six starts at free safety as a rookie, recording 37 tackles and five passes defensed.
Colbert entered the 2018 season as the starting free safety for the 49ers. He played in seven games with six starts before suffering a high ankle sprain in Week 7. He was placed on injured reserve on October 22, 2018.
Colbert was waived/injured during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019, and reverted to the team's injured reserve list the next day. He was waived from injured reserve with an injury settlement on September 6. On September 18, 2019, Colbert was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on September 26, 2019. He was waived on October 12, 2019, and re-signed to the practice squad. On November 19, 2019, Colbert was signed by the Miami Dolphins off the Seattle Seahawks practice squad.
Colbert re-signed with the Dolphins on March 20, 2020. He was waived on August 16, 2020. Colbert was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs on August 22, 2020. He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020. On September 6, 2020, Colbert was claimed off waivers by the New York Giants. He was placed on injured reserve on November 3, 2020. On December 19, 2020, Colbert was activated off of injured reserve.
