[1] Adams attended Mercer County Community College where he played soccer in 1988 and 1989.
[2] In 1992, he signed with the Denver Thunder in the National Professional Soccer League where he started two games during the 1992–1993 season.
In the summer of 1993, he played outdoor soccer with the Delaware Wizards of the USISL then returned to the NPSL with the Dayton Dynamo in the fall of 1993.
In February 1996, the New England Revolution selected Adams in the 12th round (115th overall) in the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft.
[4] On November 22, 2013, Adams was inducted into the Monmouth University Hall of Fame in West Long Branch, New Jersey.