Gaines Adams with No.99 bears jersey gave the audience deep impression Friday with his talent, humility and amazing smile through his football career.
"They all talked about that smile," said Tommy Bowden, Adams' college coach at Clemson. More than 1,000 family members, friends, fans and teammates gathered at Rock Springs Baptist Church to celebrate the life of Adams, a defensive end who died Sunday from an enlarged heart at age 26.Adams was an All-America at Clemson and taken fourth overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2007 NFL Draft. Adams was traded to the Chicago Bears midway through this season. Bears coach Lovie Smith told the crowd Friday that soon after the trade, Adams called to ask how he could best help his new team succeed.
He is really a man always ready to work.
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