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Title: Bears Gaines Adams dead at 26 (breaking news) Post by: Denver_Bronco on January 17, 2010, 11:45:54 am http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/news/story?id=4833908
Chicago Bears defensive end Gaines Adams died Sunday morning after he was taken to a Greenwood, S.C., emergency room, the county coroner said. Greenwood County Coroner James T. Coursey said Adams was taken to the emergency room at Self Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9 a.m. ET Sunday morning. An autopsy will be performed Sunday by the Anderson County forensic pathologist, Coursey said. Adams, 26, listed at 6-foot-5 and 256 pounds, played in college at Clemson and was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2007 NFL draft. He was traded to the Bears in October. In 47 games over four seasons with the Bucs and Bears, Adams had 67 tackles, including 13.5 sacks. Title: Re: Bears Gaines Adams dead at 26 (breaking news) Post by: Tenshot13 on January 17, 2010, 02:09:34 pm Sad stuff. Reports are coming in he died from cardiac arrest due to an enlarged heart. RIP Gaines.
Title: Re: Bears Gaines Adams dead at 26 (breaking news) Post by: Dave Gray on January 19, 2010, 03:01:16 pm I wanted to wait to comment until I heard the cause of death. Sad story.
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