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Gaines Adams

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Chicago Bears · DE

Gaines Adams recorded 41 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 3 rostered seasons with Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

▶Best highlights

2.0

tackles/gm

1

playoff games

3

indexed seasons

41

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Gaines Adams's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2007
NEW YORKGIANTS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 6, 2008

New York Giants vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Wild Card · Jan 6, 2008

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2008
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
CHICAGOBEARS
SEP 21, 2008

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Sep 21, 2008

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2008
ATLANTAFALCONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
SEP 14, 2008

Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Sep 14, 2008

6 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2008
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
OCT 26, 2008

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Oct 26, 2008

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2009
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
OCT 4, 2009

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Oct 4, 2009

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Gaines Adams's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 6 total tackles

Regular Season
2008
ATLANTAFALCONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
SEP 14, 2008

Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Sep 14, 2008

6 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
2008
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
OCT 26, 2008

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Oct 26, 2008

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 4 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2008
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 30, 2008

New Orleans Saints vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 30, 2008

1 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2009
CHICAGOBEARS
DETROITLIONS
JAN 3, 2010

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Jan 3, 2010

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2008
GREEN BAYPACKERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
SEP 28, 2008

Green Bay Packers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Sep 28, 2008

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Gaines Adams's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2005–2013

01
TBADAMS—Gaines Adams
TBBARBER20Ronde Barber
TBWILLIAMS24Cadillac Williams

Intermittent winners give way to another reset

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · After the first title

Tampa Bay won two more divisions but could not rebuild the champion's core as the roster cycled through young quarterbacks.

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Franchise era

2004–2012

02
CHIADAMS—Gaines Adams
CHIURLACHER54Brian Urlacher
CHIHESTER23Devin Hester

Takeaways and special teams reach the Super Bowl

Chicago Bears · Urlacher and Lovie's defense

Lovie Smith restored the defense-first formula, and Hester's return brilliance helped the 2006 Bears reach Super Bowl XLI.

Read the era story →

Career accomplishments

3 NFL seasons41 career games55 career solo tackles12 career sacksDrafted by: TBDraft pick: 4Jersey: 991 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 9, 2007Most recent: Jan 3, 2010

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history