No. 33 – New York Giants | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Date of birth: | October 28, 1992 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Fayetteville, Georgia | ||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Woodward Academy; College Park, GA | ||||||||||||
College: | Connecticut | ||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||||||
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Total tackles: | 46 |
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Sacks: | 0.0 |
Pass deflections: | 5 |
Interceptions: | 1 |
Forced fumbles: | 0 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Andrew Adams (born October 28, 1992) is an American football safety for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Connecticut.
Andrew Adams started 33 games over the course of his college tenure including all 12 in 2014 and all 13 in 2015. He was one of four captains his senior year with the Huskies. Lead the Huskies with 103 tackles as well as adding three interceptions and seven passes defended in his final season as a Husky.
On May 6, 2016, Adams signed with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) as a rookie free agent. However, he was waived on September 3, and later joined Giants' practice squad. On September 23, Adams was promoted from practice squad to the active roster. His first interception came from Week 9 when he intercepted Carson Wentz on the Eagles second drive.