BIOGRAPHY
Andrew Adams was born on October 28, 1992, in Fayetteville, Georgia. He is a safety in the NFL. He played college football for the University of Connecticut Huskies.
At High School, he earned First Team All-City/South Fulton County by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Adams played in 2009 GISA All-Star Game. He had ten tackles, two interceptions and two TDs in first round state playoff game in 2010 vs. Ridgefield HS. The team had a 10-2 record during his senior season.
On 2012, he lettered in his first season of collegiate play. Andrew played in 12 games making starts against Maryland (Sept. 15) and Western Michigan (Sept. 22). He had 23 tackles on the season with a career-high five against Maryland (Sept. 15) and Western Michigan (Sept. 22), he also had three tackles against Syracuse (Oct. 19). By 2013 Adams played in eight games after missing the first four of the year with an injury, finishing the season with 42 tackles, two interceptions and four pass breakups. He had a career-high nine tackles vs. Rutgers (Nov. 30), seven tackles at Cincinnati (Oct. 19) and posted four tackles and an interception vs. No. 18 Louisville (Nov. 8). He finished with seven tackles, a fumble recovery and an interception vs. Memphis (Dec. 7).
During the 2014 season, Adams started all 12 games at safety, leading UConn with four interceptions and finished second on the squad with 96 tackles, including a team-high 65 solo stops. He also led UConn with eight pass breakups and tied a program record with three interceptions in a win over UCF (Nov. 1). He was named to the American's weekly honor roll following that performance. At 2015, Andrew was named Second Team All-American Athletic Conference. He started 33 games over his career, including all 12 in 2014 and all 13 in '15 and served as one of four captains during the 2015 season.
On May 1, 2016, the New York Giants signed Adams to a three-year contract as an undrafted free agent. On September 3, 2016, the New York Giants waived Adams as part of their final roster cuts, but signed him to their practice squad the following day, and 20 days later, Adams was promoted from practice squad to the active roster. On October 3, 2016, Adams earned his first career start after starting free safety Darian Thompson suffered a foot injury and backup Nat Berhe was inactive due to a concussion. He finished the Giants’ 24–10 loss at the Minnesota Vikings with six combined tackles and one pass deflection. On November 6, 2016, Adams collected a season-high nine combined tackles, deflected two passes, and made his first career interception during a 28–23 win against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 9. Adams intercepted a pass by Eagles’ quarterback Carson Wentz, that was initially intended for wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham, and returned it for a 19-yard gain in the first quarter. He finished his rookie season in 2016 with 46 combined tackles (31 solo), five pass deflections, and one interception in 14 games and 13 starts. He received an overall grade of 79.4 from Pro Football Focus, which was the second best grade among rookie safeties in 2016 behind Keanu Neal (80.8).
During the 2017 training camp, Adams competed to be a starting free safety against Darian Thompson. Head coach Ben McAdoo named Adams the backup free safety, behind Darian Thompson, to start the regular season. In Week 17, he collected a season-high seven solo tackles and deflected a pass during a 18–10 win against the Washington Redskins. He finished the 2017 NFL season with 34 solo tackles and two pass deflections in 16 games and four starts. On 2018, during training camp, Adams competed against Darian Thompson to be the starting free safety. On September 1, 2018, the New York Giants officially waived Adams and on September 26, 2018, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Adams after placing Chris Conte on injured reserve. Head coach Dirk Koetter named Adams the backup free safety behind Jordan Whitehead. On December 2, 2018, Adams made one tackle, three pass deflections, and made a career-high three interceptions during a 24–17 victory against the Carolina Panthers. In Week 15, Adams collected a season-high seven combined tackles and deflected a pass as the Buccaneers lost 27-20 at the Dallas Cowboys. He finished the season with 38 combined tackles (29 solo), nine pass deflections, and four interceptions in 13 games and four starts. On March 14, 2019, Adams signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Lions.
