Gaines Adams, American football player (b. 1983) died on January 17, 2010.

January 17, 2010

Gaines Adams, American football player (b. 1983) died on January 17, 2010.

Gaines Adams was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons. He played college football for Clemson University, and was recognized as a unanimous All-American. He was drafted in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Chicago Bears of the NFL. Adams died unexpectedly in 2010 from a previously undetected heart condition.