Bears defensive end Gaines Adams dead at 26

[savafan]

http://www.suntimes.com/news/1995729...011710.article

SUN-TIMES STAFF

Bears player Gaines Adams, 26, is dead, according to a report by the Greenville News of South Carolina.

Adams, a former Clemson University football star, died Sunday morning after he was taken to the Emergency Room at Self Regional in Greenwood, County Coroner James T. Coursey told the Greensville News.

Adams, a defensive end, was the fourth player chosen in the 2007 National Football League draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

He was traded from Tampa Bay to the Chicago Bears in October. An autopsy will be performed today by a forensic pathologist.

Stay with SunTimes.com for more information as it becomes available.

[Oxilon]

Sad news. He was such a beast at Clemson. But I heard he died of a heart attack...at the age of 26 though? Needless to say, the autopsy should help clear up the situation.

[Reds4Life]

Sad news. He was such a beast at Clemson. But I heard he died of a heart attack...at the age of 26 though? Needless to say, the autopsy should help clear up the situation.

It's possible.

A 25 year old died of a heart attack where I used to work. Fit guy, ate healthy, exercised a lot. Laid down to take a nap one day, and didn't walk up. Massive heart attack.