He also was on the rosters of the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL, the Colorado Crush and Spokane Shock of the Arena Football League, and the Peoria Rough Riders of af2 throughout his professional career.

After eight seasons with the Roughriders, Adams was released and spent brief periods of time with the Edmonton Eskimos and Spokane Shock before retiring.

[4] In September 2002, he was selected as the Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his effort in a game against the Florida Atlantic Owls, where he made 5 total tackles and repeatedly pressured the quarterback (including for one sack).

Adams received an early opportunity to start for the Roughriders after Ray Jacobs was suspended for missing practice in the preseason.

[10][11] On May 9, 2005, Adams left the Peoria Rough Riders to attend training camp with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

[18] While Adams was injured in November, he did not miss serious time, and he played a major role in the Roughriders' playoff run.

[19] In the Western final, Adams effectively ended a BC Lions drive late in the fourth quarter by sacking opposing quarterback Dave Dickenson for a 14-yard loss.

[22] Adams was challenged by Brent Curvey and Ronald Flemons in training camp, but he won the starting role for the 2008 season.

[9] Adams missed a regular season game in July to visit his mother, who was undergoing cancer surgery,[24] and he also spent time on the injured list due to a finger injury and sprained ankle.

[9] The Roughriders made it to the 97th Grey Cup, where Adams forced a fumble that was recovered by teammate Keith Shologan.

In March 2008, he helped coach a pee wee hockey team during a charity benefit for Dustin Lemire, a child diagnosed with leukemia.