Trey Adams
{{Short description|American football player (born 1997)}}
{{Use American English|date = September 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}}
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| number = 72
| position = Offensive tackle
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|3|4}}
| birth_place = Wenatchee, Washington, U.S.
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 327
| high_school = Wenatchee
| college = Washington (2015–2019)
| undraftedyear = 2020
| pastteams =
- Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|2020}})*
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| highlights =
- Second-team All-American (2016)
- 2× First-team All-Pac-12 (2016, 2019)
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Trey Adams (born March 4, 1997) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Washington Huskies.
Early life
Adams attended Wenatchee High School in Wenatchee, Washington. While there he played tackle on the school's football team.{{Cite web |title=Trey Adams' High School Timeline |url=https://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/trey-adams/bF8VhxNqEeS00gAmVebEWg/default.htm |access-date=September 12, 2019 |website=MaxPreps |publisher=CBS Interactive |language=en}}
College career
= Washington =
== 2015–2016 ==
At the University of Washington, Adams played 10 games for the Huskies as a true freshman, and became the first true freshman to start on the offensive line for the Huskies since 2012.
== 2017 ==
During the 2017 season, Adams started the first 7 games, but after tearing his ACL in a game against Arizona State, he would remain benched for the rest of the season.{{Cite web |last=Booth |first=Tim |date=August 28, 2019 |title=Final chapter arrives for Trey Adams at No. 13 Washington |url=https://apnews.com/f0dbe50ea0544558a0c4bc32860ddb0d |access-date=September 12, 2019 |website=AP News}} Prior to the injury, Adams was speculated as a first-round draft pick for the 2018 NFL draft.{{Cite web |last=Milles |first=Todd |date=October 16, 2017 |title=Huskies lose two more starters, including top NFL Draft prospect Adams, to season-ending injuries |url=http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/college/pac-12/university-of-washington/article179209056.html |access-date=September 2, 2019 |website=The News Tribune |publisher=McClatchy}}{{Cite web |last=Clayton |first=John |date=October 18, 2017 |title=Clayton: Injury will keep Trey Adams with Huskies, but he still has 1st-round NFL Draft potential |url=http://sports.mynorthwest.com/354654/clayton-injury-will-keep-trey-adams-with-huskies-but-he-still-has-1st-round-nfl-draft-potential/? |access-date=September 2, 2019 |website=KIRO-FM}} Adams later announced that he would return to school for his senior year.{{Cite web |last=Jude |first=Adam |date=October 16, 2017 |title=UW left tackle Trey Adams planning to return for his senior season |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/uw-left-tackle-trey-adams-planning-to-return-for-his-senior-season/ |access-date=September 2, 2019 |website=The Seattle Times |publisher=The Seattle Times Company}}
== 2018 ==
In September 2018, a back injury prior to the start of the 2018 season caused him to miss the 2018 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game between Auburn and Washington. He would remain benched for the first 10 games of the season.{{Cite web |last=Jude |first=Adam |date=September 5, 2019 |title=UW star left tackle Trey Adams has season-ending surgery |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/uw-star-left-tackle-trey-adams-has-season-ending-surgery/ |access-date=September 12, 2019 |website=The Seattle Times |publisher=The Seattle Times Company |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Jude |first=Adam |date=December 1, 2018 |title='We're not done yet': Trey Adams, UW's All-American left tackle, makes emotional return to starting lineup in Pac-12 title game |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/were-not-done-yet-trey-adams-uws-all-american-left-tackle-makes-emotional-return-to-starting-lineup-in-pac-12-title-game/ |access-date=September 12, 2019 |website=The Seattle Times |publisher=The Seattle Times Company |language=en-US}} Adams would return to play in a November game against Oregon State, and he returned to the starting lineup for the 2018 Pac-12 Championship Game. He has stated his intent to return to Washington for the 2019 season, his final year of eligibility.
== 2019 ==
Adams returned to play in his fifth and final year of eligibility in 2019, starting as left tackle in the Huskies' opening game against Eastern Washington on August 31.{{Cite web |last=Kirschman |first=Lauren |date=August 24, 2019 |title=Offensive lineman Trey Adams 'feeling good' as he enters final season with Huskies |url=https://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/college/university-of-washington/article234339892.html |access-date=September 12, 2019 |website=The News Tribune |publisher=McClatchy}}
Professional career
After not being selected in the 2020 NFL draft, Adams signed with the Buffalo Bills on May 7, 2020.{{Cite news |last=Brown, Chris |date=May 8, 2020 |title=Bills sign eight undrafted rookies to the 2020 roster |work=BuffaloBills.com |url=https://www.buffalobills.com/news/bills-sign-eight-undrafted-rookies-to-the-2020-roster |access-date=May 8, 2020}} He was waived on September 5, 2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day.{{cite web|title=Bills announce these moves to get to the 53-man roster limit|url=https://www.buffalobills.com/news/bills-announce-these-moves-to-get-to-the-53-man-roster-limit|author=Brown, Chris|website=BuffaloBills.com|date=September 5, 2020}}{{cite web|title=Bills announce the initial 2020 practice squad|url=https://www.buffalobills.com/news/bills-announce-the-initial-2020-practice-squad|website=BuffaloBills.com|date=September 6, 2020}} On January 26, 2021, Adams signed a reserves/futures contract with the Bills.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021-01-26|title=Bills sign 13 to reserve-future deals, including WR Kumerow|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/article/Bills-sign-13-to-reserve-future-deals-including-15900145.php|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-27|website=San Francisco Chronicle|language=en-US}} He announced his retirement from the NFL on April 15, 2021,{{cite web|title=Bills tackle Trey Adams announces retirement|url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/04/15/bills-tackle-trey-adams-announces-retirement/|author=Crabtree, Curtis|work=Pro Football Talk|publisher=NBC Sports|date=April 15, 2021}} and the Bills waived him on May 4.{{cite web |title=2021 NFL Transactions: Waivers – May |url=https://www.nfl.com/transactions/league/waivers/2021/5 |website=NFL.com |access-date=May 5, 2021}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://gohuskies.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9463 Washington Huskies bio]
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Category:Sportspeople from Wenatchee, Washington
Category:Players of American football from Washington (state)
Category:American football offensive tackles