Adams attended Westlake High School, where he was a two-way player (running back and inside linebacker).
[4] Adams was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the seventh round (232nd overall) of the 2001 NFL draft, after dropping because of his size.
In 2002, he was allocated to NFL Europa and played in ten games for the Berlin Thunder, finishing with 55 tackles (second on the team), one sack.
He began the NFL season with the Cowboys and started 5 games at middle linebacker, replacing an injured Dat Nguyen and registering 27 tackles.
After head coach Dave Campo decided to start Markus Steele in his place, he was waived on October 22, to make room for guard Jeremy McKinney.
On October 21, 2002, the Philadelphia Eagles released linebacker Quinton Caver to claim Adams off waivers.
He started at weakside linebacker in place of an injured Mark Simoneau, in three postseason games, but returned to a reserve role in Super Bowl XXXIX.
In 2006, he was named the starter at weakside linebacker over Mark Simoneau, playing in all 16 games and registering a career-high 101 tackles.
[10] He majored in parks, recreation and tourism management, and returned to Clemson to complete his bachelor's degree and graduate in 2013.