Adrian Amos
Adrian Amos was born in Baltimore, Maryland, United States on April 29th, 1993 and is the Football Player. At the age of 31, Adrian Amos biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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College career
From 2011 to 2014, Amos played at Penn State. He appeared in all 13 games as a true freshman and on special teams as a cornerback and on special teams. He had seven tackles and an intercept, as well as an intercept. Amos started all 12 games and had 44 tackles and two interceptions as a sophomore in 2012. Amos began all 12 games as a junior in 2013, splitting the time between cornerback and safety. He ended the year with 50 tackles, one interceptor, and 2.5 sacks. He played in all 13 games as a senior, with 42 tackles and three interceptions.
Professional career
The Senior Bowl announced on November 10, 2014, that Amos had accepted their invitation to play in the 2015 Senior Bowl. Amos was expected to be a fourth or fifth round pick before the Senior Bowl and combine, and was rated as the sixth best free safety pick by NFLDraftScout.com. Amos watched the Senior Bowl on January 24, 2015, recording two solo tackles to help the North beat South 34–13. Amos attended the NFL combine and did well, completing almost all of the combine drills, but decided against the bench press. His 40-yard dash time was seventh among all safeties, with his 4.03s time in the three-cone drill ranked second in second place among the best in the world. In the 20-yard short shuttle and the 60-yard shuttle, he also finished in the top tennies at the combine. Amos, together with Mike Hull, Donovan Smith, Jesse James, Sam Ficken, Miles Dieffenbach, Deion Barnes, and three others, decided to attend Penn State's pro day on March 19, 2015. He wanted to do the bench press, 40-yard dash, and positional drills for the team's representatives and scouts from 19 NFL teams in attendance. He had an excellent show overall and cut his time in the 40-yard dash from 4.56 seconds to 4.39 seconds, a new record. Amos paid for the Philadelphia Eagles and Baltimore Ravens at private visits or workouts. The bulk of NFL draft experts and scouts expected Amos to be a second-to-fourth round pick at the conclusion of the pre-draft process. NFL DraftScout.com rated him as the second best free safety prospect in the draft and was ranked 13th best safety by NFL analyst Charles Davis.
In the fifth round (142nd overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears selected Amos. Brandon Marshall, a wide receiver for the New York Jets, had previously traded pick No. 2 by Brandon Marshall to the New York Giants. He was the eighth safety pick during the draft in 2016 and was only one of three Penn State players to be drafted in 2016, alongside Donovan Smith (second round, 34th overall) and Jesse James (fifth round, 160th overall).
The Chicago Bears signed Amos to a four-year, $2.51 million deal, with a signing bonus of $232,280.
During training camp, he competed with Brock Vereen and Sherrod Martin for the unfilled free safety position left after Chris Conte's departure from the free agency. After an excellent showing in the Chicago Bears' preseason-opener against the Green Bay Packers, head coach John Fox named Amos the starting free safety over Vereen. He started the season with Antrel Rolle, the team's starting strong defense.
In a 31-23 loss, he made his professional debut and first appearance in the Bears' regular season, against the Green Bay Packers. During a 17–15 loss, Amos scored seven solo tackles and made his first tackle sack on Denver Broncos quarterback Brock Osweiler. In a 17-13 victory over the Packers on Thursday Night Football, he recorded his season-high nine combined tackles in the game. Amos appeared in all 16 games during his rookie season (1957 solo), two pass deflections, and a suspension. Amos and defensive lineman Eddie Goldman were selected on Pro Football Writers All-Rookie Team in his rookie season.
Throughout training camp, he was competing with rookie DeAndre Houston-Carson for the free safety role. He was the starting free safety for the 2016 season, opposite outstanding safety Harold Jones-Quartey.
During the Chicago Bears' season-opener against the Houston Texans, Amos made five solo tackles against the Houston Texans, defeating them 23-14. In the Bears' 26-10 loss to the Green Bay Packers on October 20, 2016, Amos recorded a season-high eight combined tackles. Amos missed a Week 13 match against the San Francisco 49ers after playing 27 games in a row to start his career. In 15 games and 14 starts, Amos finished the season with 65 combined tackles (57 solo) and five pass deflections in 15 games and 14 starts. For the 2016 season, Pro Football Focus assigned him a score of 80.6.
The Brian Piccolo Award was presented to Amos and Zach Miller on April 26, 2016. Despite the fact that the Chicago Bears lost 3-13, the offense finished seventh in passing defense and 15th in total defense. In his first two seasons, Amos failed to post an interception, and the Bears were ranked 31st with just eight interceptions in 2016.
Amos competed with Chris Prosinski and rookie Eddie Jackson for his position as starting free safety during the Bears' training camp. He was named as the back-up to Jackson for the 2017 season.
Amos played sparingly in the first three games and only defense with 16 snaps and no tackles. Amos, the starting strong defense against Eddie Jackson for Week 4, after Quintin Demps sustained a fractured forearm in the previous game against the Pittsburgh Steelers and was put on injured reserve. During a 45-13 loss to the Green Bay Packers on September 28, 2017, Amos made his first appearance of the season and total tackles. During the Bears' 27–24 overtime victory over the Baltimore Ravens on October 15, 2017, he had eight combined tackles, deflected two passes, and intercepted his first career pass off a pass attempt by Joe Flacco. In the fourth quarter, he returned for a touchdown for his first touchdown of his career, and the Bears defeated the Bears 24–14. In Chicago's 23–16 loss, Amos led his season-high of eight solo tackles on Week ten against the Green Bay Packers. Amos earned his highest rating of 92.3 through his first 12 games, placing him second in safeties behind Minnesota Vikings safety Harrison Smith, who was graded 94.2. In the season finale against the Minnesota Vikings on January 6, 2018, Amos made a season-high eleven tackles.
Pro Football Focus named their 2017 All-Pro squad on January 4, 2018, with Amos and Smith joining Amos at safety. He made ten starts in thirteen games, three passes tackled, one intercepted, two forced fumbles (including a return), and a touchdown.
After the Bears finished fourth in the NFC North with a 5–11 record, the Chicago Bears announced on January 1, 2018 that they would fire head coach John Fox. The Chicago Bears announced on January 8, 2018, that they had hired Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy as their new head coach. Matt Nagy retained defensive coordinator Vic Fangio while still retaining Amos and Eddie Jackson as the starting safety tandem, despite the fact that they were not retained.
During a 31–28 loss to the Miami Dolphins in Week 6, Amos had a season-high nine combined tackles and missed a pass. During a 41–9 victory over the Buffalo Bills in Week 9, Amos finished with seven combined tackles, a season-high three pass deflection, one suspension, one suspended, and intercepted Bills' quarterback Nathan Peterman's pass. As the Bears defeated the Minnesota Vikings 25–20, Amos made three solo tackles, a pass deflection, and intercepted a pass attempt by Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins. Amos appeared in all 16 games in 2018 and had 73 total tackles (59 solo), nine interceptions, two interceptions, two sacks, and one fumble recovery. Pro Football Focus gave him an overall rating of 82.7 in 2018, the eighth highest grade in all safeties.
Amos agreed to a four-year, $37 million deal with the Green Bay Packers on March 14, 2019. Amos made his Chicago Bears debut in week 1 against his former team, the Chicago Bears. Amos intercepted former teammate Mitchell Trubisky in the endzone, killing them in the 10-3 victory. Amos' interception gave the Packers a win. Amos defeated the Washington Redskins in Week 14 with seven combined tackles, two pass deflections, was fired, and intercepted a pass throw by quarterback Dwayne Haskins during the 20-15 victory.
Amos was fired by San Antonio sacking Deshaun Watson in Week 7 against the Houston Texans, who later recovered a fumble from David Johnson late in the fourth quarter to seal a 35-20 Packers victory. Amos scored his first interception of the season against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week ten against Jake Luton during the 24-20 victory.