Blue Adams

Blue Adams
Michigan State Spartans
Position:	Defensive backs coach
Personal information
Born:	October 15, 1979 (age 44); Miami
College:	Cincinnati
NFL draft:	2003 / Round: 7 / Pick: 220
Career history
As a player:
	Detroit Lions (2003); Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2003); Jacksonville Jaguars (2003); Chicago Bears (2004); 2004); Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2005–2006); Cincinnati Bengals (2007); Atlanta Falcons (2008); Montreal Alouettes (2009);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
	Purdue (2010); Graduate assistant; Northern Iowa (2011); Secondary coach; Miami Dolphins (2012–2013); Assistant defensive backs coach; Miami Dolphins (2014–2015); Secondary coach; West Virginia (2016); Defensive backs coach; South Florida (2017–2018); Defensive backs coach; Oregon State (2019–2023); Defensive backs coach; Michigan State (2024–present); Defensive backs coach;
Career highlights and awards
	All-NFL Europe (2005);
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:
Tackles:	52
Sacks:	1.0
Forced fumbles:	1
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR · CFL.ca (archive)

Danny L. "Blue" Adams (born October 15, 1979) is a former

Michigan State Spartans

.

Early years

Adams is a 1997 graduate of

Miami, Florida, where he was a letterman

On February 10, 2012, Adams was hired by the Miami Dolphins as an assistant defensive backs coach. Prior to joining the Dolphins, he had served as a secondary coach at the University of Northern Iowa in 2011. In 2010, Adams served as a secondary coach at Purdue University.

On March 7, 2016, Adams returned to the collegiate level as the defensive backs coach for the West Virginia University Mountaineers.^[3]

On February 7, 2017, Adams was hired as the defensive backs coach for the South Florida Bulls football team.^[4]

^ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
^ Mayer, Larry. "Robinson, Forsey among Bears' final cuts". Chicagobears.com. Archived from the original on 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
^ Thayer Evans (March 7, 2016). "West Virginia to hire Blue Adams as cornerbacks coach". www.si.com. Time Inc. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
^ Joey Knight (February 7, 2017). "Bulls announce hiring of former Buc Blue Adams". www.tampabay.com. Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on October 24, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.