The Adams File
- One First-Team All-Pro selection, 2019
- Two Second-Team All-Pro selections, 2018, 2020
- Three Pro Bowl selections, 2018-2020
- First-Team All-SEC, 2016
Don't Believe Everything You See On The Internet
Jamal Adams is no stranger to controversy and adversarial contract negotiations. Those two fields of expertise collided with San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel during the offseason.
Samuel, while asking for a trade and awaiting a contract extension from San Francisco, found himself in the middle of a Twitter frenzy. One user photoshopped a screenshot of a string of text messages between the two. In the (fake) message, Adams reached out to Samuel to offer support during the stressful negotiations.
"Thanks for the advice bro but it's a lil' different," began Samuel's fabricated response. "I carried us to the playoffs."
"??? what's that supposed to mean?? #prez," said Adams.
The image circulated around NFL twitter like a wildfire. Given Adams' past performances and social media behavior, it was believable enough to trick thousands. Unfortunately (for comedic purposes), Samuel and Adams had never been in contact, so the hoax merely acted as a chaotic blip on the radar of Adams' offseason.