Darrell Adams

Darrell Adams (born September 16, 1983) is a former professional gridiron football defensive tackle and is the head coach for the Toronto Varsity Blues of U Sports football. He played professionally for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) for three seasons. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2006.

College career Adams played college football for the Villanova Wildcats from 2001 to 2005.

Professional career New York Jets After going unselected in the 2006 NFL draft, Adams signed as an undrafted free agent with the New York Jets in May 2006. He participated in training camp and the preseason, but was waived with the final cuts on September 2, 2006. He was re-signed to a practice roster agreement on December 6, 2006, where he remained to end the season.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats On September 2, 2007, Adams was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He played in two regular season games in 2007, where he had two defensive tackles. Adams had a breakout year during the 2008 season where he played in 16 regular season games and had 41 defensive tackles, including five tackles for a loss, nine sacks, and one forced fumble.

In 2009, he played in nine regular season games where he had 17 defensive tackles, two sacks, and three tackles for losses. He signed a contract extension on January 6, 2010.

Carleton Ravens In 2013, Adams moved to CIS football and the expansion Carleton Ravens where he was hired as the team's strength & conditioning coordinator and defensive line coach. After one season, he was promoted to defensive coordinator for the 2017 season, while also retaining the title of recruiting coordinator. The defence saw immediate improvement, as they moved from 435 points allowed in 2016 to 339 points allowed in 2017. In 2021, Adams added the title of assistant head coach.

Toronto Varsity Blues On January 5, 2024, it was announced that Adams had been hired as the head coach for the Toronto Varsity Blues.

Personal life Adams and his wife, Amrita, live in Mississauga and have one son and one daughter.

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