Flozell Adams

  • 5 × Pro Bowl ( 2004, 2005, 2006-2008), choice
  • All-Pro selection ( 2007)
  • AFC Champion (2010)

Flozell Jootin Adams ( born May 18, 1975 in Chicago, Illinois ) Nickname: The hotel is a US- American football player at the position of the offensive tackles. He plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League ( NFL).

High School and College

Adams has already played at the Proviso West High School in Hillside, Illinois, American Football. Excellent performance he showed in other sports, such as wrestling. Both the rings, as well as in football, he was elected to the selection team from Illinois. After finishing school, he studied at Michigan State University. He was able to move with his team in three Bowl games. All games, however, were lost. Also on the College Adams was elected to the All American and received an award for the best offensive lineman of his league.

NFL

The NFL Draft 1998 200 cm and 154 kg offensive tackle from the Dallas Cowboys in the second round was selected the 38th. In the very first season, he managed to establish itself under head coach Chan Gailey as a starter. During his playing time in Dallas he was five, the final game of the best players of the season elected to the Pro Bowl. 2005 was his career a significant setback. He retired on matchday six in a game against the New York Giants to a serious injury and had to sit the rest of the season. In 2006 he had recovered and moved with his team in the play-offs, where they left early, however. In 2008 he received from the owner of the Cowboys, Jerry Jones, a contract with a term of six years, in which him a salary of around 42 million U.S. dollars was pledged. 2009 Adams received a penalty from the NFL about $ 12,500 because he had fouled two opponents of the New York Giants unfair in a home game. Adams since 2005, the player with the second most penalties in the entire NFL ( 67). On April 2, 2010 Adams was dismissed from the Cowboys. On July 29, 2010, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Adams agreed to a contract for two years. For the Steelers, he replaced the right tackle Willie Colon, who had to suspend injured the entire season. Adams succeeded with his team in the AFC Championship game to collect, where the New York Jets were beaten with 24:19. The subsequent Super Bowl XLV went against the Green Bay Packers but with 31:25 lost. After the season, Adams was dismissed again.

Off the pitch

Adams is deaf in his right ear. He lives in McKinney, Texas. Like all players the Cowboys, he supported charitable activities of the association.

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