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Michael Adams

Retired

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · DB

Michael Adams recorded 82 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Tampa Bay Buccaneers, ARZ, Arizona Cardinals, Phoenix Cardinals, PHO, New Orleans Saints.

▶Best highlights

1.9

tackles/gm

6

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

82

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Super Bowl
XLIII
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
FEB 1, 2009

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Arizona Cardinals

Super Bowl XLIII · Feb 1, 2009

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2009
GREEN BAYPACKERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
JAN 10, 2010

Green Bay Packers vs Arizona Cardinals

Wild Card · Jan 10, 2010

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2009
ARIZONACARDINALS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
JAN 16, 2010

Arizona Cardinals vs New Orleans Saints

Divisional Round · Jan 16, 2010

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2008
ARIZONACARDINALS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
JAN 10, 2009

Arizona Cardinals vs Carolina Panthers

Divisional Round · Jan 10, 2009

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2008
ATLANTAFALCONS
ARIZONACARDINALS
JAN 3, 2009

Atlanta Falcons vs Arizona Cardinals

Wild Card · Jan 3, 2009

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 8 total tackles

Regular Season
2009
ARIZONACARDINALS
ST. LOUISRAMS
NOV 22, 2009

Arizona Cardinals vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Nov 22, 2009

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 1 interception · 36 interception return yards

Regular Season
2010
DENVERBRONCOS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 12, 2010

Denver Broncos vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 12, 2010

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 2 passes defended

Regular Season
2012
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
ARIZONACARDINALS
SEP 9, 2012

Seattle Seahawks vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Sep 9, 2012

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2011
DALLASCOWBOYS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 4, 2011

Dallas Cowboys vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 4, 2011

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1987–1999

01
NOADAMS27Michael Adams
NOJACKSON—Rickey Jackson
NOMILLS51Sam Mills

Linebacker defense delivers the first winners

New Orleans Saints · The Dome Patrol

Jim Mora's defense sent four linebackers to the Pro Bowl and ended the franchise's wait for winning seasons and playoff football.

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Franchise era

1988–2003

02
ARIADAMS27Michael Adams
ARIWILLIAMS35Aeneas Williams
ARIPLUMMER16Jake Plummer

A new market waits for a stable winner

Arizona Cardinals · Finding a home in Arizona

The move to the desert brought only one playoff appearance in sixteen seasons, though Williams became an all-time defender and Plummer authored a memorable upset in Dallas.

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Franchise era

2004–2012

03
ARIADAMS27Michael Adams
ARIFITZGERALD11Larry Fitzgerald
ARIWARNER13Kurt Warner

A Hall of Fame receiver carries Arizona to the Super Bowl

Arizona Cardinals · Fitzgerald and the impossible run

Warner's revival and Fitzgerald's extraordinary 2008 postseason sent the Cardinals to their first Super Bowl and within one late drive of a championship.

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Franchise era

2005–2013

04
TBADAMS21Michael 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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Career accomplishments

10 NFL seasons82 career games135 career solo tackles1 career sacksJersey: 216 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Oct 4, 1987Most recent: Nov 17, 2013

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