Danny L. "Blue" Adams (born October 15, 1979) is a former American football cornerback who played for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for Cincinnati, he was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft. During his professional career, Adams was also a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Chicago Bears, Rhein Fire, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta Falcons, and Montreal Alouettes. He is currently the defensive backs coach for the South Florida Bulls. Early years Adams is a 1997 graduate of Miami Senior High School in Miami, Florida, where he was a letterman in football. As a senior, he won All-State Honorable Mention honors, and All-County first-team honors, and finished the year with four interceptions, four sacks, 69 tackles, two forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries. Coaching career 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. On February 7, 2017, Adams was hired as the defensive backs coach for the South Florida Bulls football team. References 1979 births Living people Miami Senior High School alumni Players of American football from Miami American football cornerbacks Canadian football defensive backs Cincinnati Bearcats football players Detroit Lions players Jacksonville Jaguars players Chicago Bears players Tampa Bay Buccaneers players Rhein Fire players Cincinnati Bengals players Atlanta Falcons players Montreal Alouettes players Northern Iowa Panthers football coaches Miami Dolphins coaches Purdue Boilermakers football coaches West Virginia Mountaineers football coaches South Florida Bulls football coaches Players of Canadian football from Miami Sports coaches from Miami