Sad news from Chicago... and for you Clemson fans

This cleared the wires a short time ago...


Sun Jan 17, 2010 11:34 am EST
Bears DE Gaines Adams passes away in South Carolina

By Doug Farrar

Yahoo! Sports has learned from a source close to the Clemson football program that Chicago Bears defensive end and Clemson alum Gaines Adams(notes) died this morning after being taken to Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood, South Carolina. Scout.com's Roy Philpott, who broke the news, indicated that County Coroner James T. Coursey released the information. Early reports say that Adams died of a heart attack, though an autopsy has yet to be performed.

After amassing 28 career sacks at Clemson, Adams was selected fourth overall in the 2007 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He logged 83 tackles and 12.5 sacks in three seasons with the Bucs before being traded to the Chicago Bears in October of 2009.

So sad - he had a bright future in Chicago... Preliminary autopsy says enlarged heart.

 

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