&sq=&lang=&file=File:Phillip_Adams_Raiders_2012.jpg) Adams with the Oakland Raiders in 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
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| Born: | July 20, 1988 Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Died: | April 8, 2021 (aged 32) Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Rock Hill | ||||||||||
| College: | South Carolina State (2006–2009) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2010 / round: 7 / pick: 224 | ||||||||||
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Phillip Matthew Adams (July 20, 1988 – April 8, 2021) was an American professional football cornerback and murderer. He played college football for the South Carolina State Bulldogs and was drafted in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers. He also played for the New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, Oakland Raiders, New York Jets, and Atlanta Falcons.
On April 7, 2021, Adams killed six people in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The next day, he shot and killed himself following a standoff with police. He was posthumously diagnosed as suffering from the brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy.