Adams attended the College of the Holy Cross,[1] where he holds the current NCAA record for most unassisted tackles in a game (21) against Colgate University on October 22, 2005.
[5] Following graduation and the end of his collegiate career, Adams represented the US National Team in the 2007 IFAF World Championships in Kawasaki, Japan.
Under head coach John Mackovic, the team, composed of 45 collegiate athletes, won gold while appearing on the NFL Network.
[9] In 2009, Adams competed as a contestant on Season 4 of Pros vs. Joes (All Stars) on SpikeTV against Pacman Jones, Rich Gannon, and Priest Holmes.
[11][12] In 2012, he co-created the ESPY Award winning initiative, Mission Kilimanjaro,[13] that enabled congenital amputee, Kyle Maynard, to crawl to the top of Mt.