Gaines Adams dead

[OleMissCub]

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20100117/NEWS/100117001/Former-Clemson-University-star-Gaines-Adams-dead-at-26

 

Former Clemson University football star Gaines Adams, 26, died this morning after he was taken to the Emergency Room at Self Regional in Greenwood, County Coroner James T. Coursey said.

 

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 in Anderson County, Coursey said.

[Jon]

Some initial reports state that he may have had a heart attack. How horrible.

[YearofDaCubs]

Truly a shock. This is also a huge blow to the Bears.

[Soul]

Just heard this on the score.

 

Just unbelievable.

[Sammy Sofa]

What the eff.

[Mark Priors Calves]

what the [expletive]?

[USSoccer]

Cripes. Do we get our draft pick back?

[Sammy Sofa]

Cripes. Do we get our draft pick back?

 

I believe the Bears will get a compensatory 2nd round pick.

[Soul]

He was 26. Lordy.

[UMFan83]

Cripes. Do we get our draft pick back?

 

I believe the Bears will get a compensatory 2nd round pick.

 

 

Yeah right.

 

The Bears got nothing from a 2nd round pick. I guess there's nothing new there.

[Guest]

Cripes. Do we get our draft pick back?

 

I believe the Bears will get a compensatory 2nd round pick.

 

Really? That seems weird to me.

[Sammy Sofa]

I could be wrong. I thought something like this would fall under the comp pick system. Edited January 17, 2010 by Sammy Sofa

[USSoccer]

Cripes. Do we get our draft pick back?

 

I believe the Bears will get a compensatory 2nd round pick.

 

I was being sarcastic, but that would be great if true.

 

Oh, also, condolences and such.

[Soul]

I don't know the rules on that, but I don't recall it happening in the past.

[Sammy Sofa]

I think I'm mixing up the NFL with the NHL because even if the Bears got a comp pick it wouldn't be until the 3rd round at the earliest.

[Old Style]

If he had a pre-existing heart condition, isn't that something that should have been caught in a physical?

[Sammy Sofa]

If he had a pre-existing heart condition, isn't that something that should have been caught in a physical?

 

Not necessarily. Defects often can go undetected unless invasive examination occurs.

[jersey cubs fan]

just about to watch the hawks on nbc and jimmy roberts just blew my mind.

 

what in the world happened? a young dude like that dying under mysterious circumstances smells like suicide, if they said something about working out or at a gym, I'd assume heart defect.

 

Geez.

 

 

I don't see how the Bears could get a comp pick out of this.

[BigSlick]

this really is a cherry on top of one of the most disappointing sports seasons I've ever witnessed

 

Poor dude, but a magnificent failure of an organization in all aspects

[minnesotacubsfan]

holy [expletive] this really sucks

[Derwood]

crazy

[Irrelevant Dude]

Can the Bears offseason get any worse?

[WrigleyField 22]

just about to watch the hawks on nbc and jimmy roberts just blew my mind.

 

what in the world happened? a young dude like that dying under mysterious circumstances smells like suicide, if they said something about working out or at a gym, I'd assume heart defect.

 

Geez.

 

 

I don't see how the Bears could get a comp pick out of this.

Comp picks are based on free agent loss/gain, and applied the next offseason. So if you lose more than you gain in FA, you get a comp pick. Depending on the talent/contract of the players you lose, you get a higher or lower pick. Not really sure he would count as a FA "loss".

 

Anyways it all really doesn't matter. That pick was a sunk asset nyways, and the more important thing here is that a really young man just passed away. Way too young. RIP Gaines.

[rawaction]

This is crazy. I don't know how to feel. It's ironic that my teams have been on the other side of this a few times. Darryl Kile and Kyle McClelland have died for the Cards when they were playing the CUbs. Bears played the Redskins right around the death of Sean Taylor.

 

I feel bad for the Adams family. And because he was traded this year, it affects 2 different organizations.

[OleMissCub]

a young dude like that dying under mysterious circumstances smells like suicide

 

suicide? That would be like fifth or sixth on my list of guesses. My first guess with a successful young athlete dying under mysterious circumstances would be drugs.