Matthew Adams (American football)

Matthew Adams (born December 12, 1995) is an American football linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Houston.

Matthew Adams
No. 49 – Indianapolis Colts
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1995-12-12) December 12, 1995
Missouri City, Texas
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:237 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school:Hightower
(Missouri City, Texas)
College:Houston
NFL Draft:2018 / Round: 7 / Pick: 221
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020
Total tackles:45
Sacks:0.0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:1
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

Adams played four seasons for Houston. He led the Cougars with 82 tackles in 2016 and finished second with 88 in 2017. In his college career, he posted 259 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, and 7.5 sacks.[1]

Professional career

Adams was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the seventh round (221st overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[1]

Adams made an appearance in two postseason games, registering one tackle and one special teams stop. On September 26, 2020, Adams was placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury.[2] He was activated on November 7, 2020.[3] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 11,[4] and activated on November 16.[5] In Week 12 against the Tennessee Titans, Adams was ejected from the game after punching Titans' linebacker Nick Dzubnar.[6]

References
  1. "Indianapolis Colts Select LB Matthew Adams with Pick 221 in NFL Draft". StampedeBlue.com. SB Nation. April 28, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  2. "Colts Place LB Matthew Adams On Injured Reserve". Colts.com. September 26, 2020.
  3. "Colts Activate LB Matthew Adams From IR; Elevate WRs Daurice Fountain & DeMichael Harris To Active Roster; Place WR Ashton Dulin On IR". Colts.com. November 7, 2020.
  4. Ayello, Jim and Joel A. Erickson (November 11, 2020). "Colts LB Matthew Adams put on Reserve/COVID-19 list". IndyStar.com. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  5. Hickey, Kevin (November 16, 2020). "Colts activate LB Matthew Adams from reserve/COVID-19 list". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  6. DeArdo, Bryan (November 29, 2020). "Colts' Matthew Adams ejected for throwing punch a day after tweeting about 'picking up the boxing gloves'". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 9, 2020.


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