Phillip Adams (American football)

Phillip Matthew Adams (July 20, 1988 – April 8, 2021) was an American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina State Bulldogs.

Adams was drafted in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. He also played for the New England Patriots, Oakland Raiders, Seattle Seahawks, New York Jets, and Atlanta Falcons.

On April 8, 2021, Adams committed suicide by shooting and killing himself after Rock Hill, South Carolina police investigators identified him by  as the gunman who killed five others and injured an another the day before. After his death, an autopsy revealed that Adams had been suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

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