Monday, June 14, 2010

S.C. State's Phillip Adams' four-year deal is worth $1.84 million‎

San Francisco 49ers rookie cornerback Phillip Adams' four-year deal is worth $1.84 million and includes a $57,900 signing bonus, according to a league source. The seventh-round draft pick received minimum base salaries of $320,000, $405,000, $490,000 and $575,000. The 5-foot-11, 192-pounder was a first-team All Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference selection at South Carolina State, leading the team as a senior with three interceptions. He returned two for touchdowns and tied for first in the conference with 11 pass deflections. As a junior, he tied for first in the conference with five interceptions and returned 11 punts for two touchdowns.

Adams Doing It All Now: Pratice, Study, eye on Mom...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - There are the long, sweltering days sprinting and conditioning in the sunny yet cool Northern California climate. Just as much study time is spent behind closed doors studying a playbook as thick and in-depth as a dictionary. Through it all, time is always made to keep in touch with his mother back in the Palmetto State still recuperating from injuries suffered in an October car accident.

This is the daily grind post-South Carolina State football for San Francisco 49er rookie defensive back Phillip Adams. Since getting selected in the seventh round, the Rock Hill native has found himself balancing the NFL business with adjusting to the differences in time zone, location and personal responsibilities. "I'm just working hard, just trying to stay on top of my game and learn everything that I can learn," Adams said.

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