Adrian Amos

Adrian Amos
No. 38 – Chicago Bears
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1993-04-29) April 29, 1993
Baltimore, Maryland
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight: 214 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school: Calvert Hall
(Towson, Maryland)
College: Penn State
NFL Draft: 2015 / Round: 5 / Pick: 142
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 3, 2018
Total tackles: 216
Forced fumbles: 3
Sacks: 1.0
Pass deflections: 9
Interceptions: 1
Defensive touchdowns: 1
Player stats at NFL.com

Adrian Gerald Amos, Jr. (born April 29, 1993) is an American football safety for the Chicago Bears in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State.

Early years

Amos attended Calvert Hall College High School in Towson, Maryland. He was rated by Rivals.com as a three-star recruit.[1] He originally committed to play college football at the University of Connecticut.[2]

College career

Amos played at Penn State from 2011 to 2014. As a true freshman, he played in all 13 games as a cornerback and on special teams. He recorded seven tackles and an interception. As a sophomore in 2012, Amos started all 12 games and recorded 44 tackles and two interceptions. As a junior in 2013, Amos again started all 12 games, splitting time between cornerback and safety. He finished the year with 50 tackles, one interception and 2.5 sacks. As a senior, he again started all 13 games, recording 42 tackles and three interceptions.[3][4][5]

Professional career

On November 10, 2014, the Senior Bowl announced that Amos had accepted their invitation to play in the 2015 Senior Bowl. Prior to the Senior Bowl and combine, Amos was projected to be a fourth or fifth round pick and was ranked as the sixth best free safety prospect by NFLDraftScout.com.[6] On January 24, 2015, Amos attended the Senior Bowl and recorded two solo tackles to help the North defeat the South 34-13.[7] Amos attended the NFL combine and performed well, completing almost all of the combine drills, but chose to skip the bench press. His 40-yard dash time of 4.39s ranked seventh among all safeties and his 4.03s time in the three-cone drill ranked second amongst his position.[8] He also finished in the top twenty among safeties at the combine in the 20-yard short shuttle and the 60-yard shuttle. On March 19, 2015, Amos opted to participate at Penn State's pro day, along with Mike Hull, Donovan Smith, Jesse James, Sam Ficken, Miles Dieffenbach, Deion Barnes, and three other teammates. He decided to perform the bench press, 40-yard dash, and positional drills for the team representatives and scouts from 19 NFL teams in attendance. He had an impressive performance overall and decreased his time in the 40-yard dash from 4.56s at the combine to 4.37s and 4.40s.[9] Amos attended private visits or workouts for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Baltimore Ravens. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Amos was projected to be a second to fourth round pick by the majority of NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked the second best free safety prospect in the draft by NFLDraftScout.com and was ranked the 13th best safety by NFL analyst Charles Davis.[10][11]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m)		 218 lb
(99 kg)		 32 1⁄4 in
(0.82 m)		 9 1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		 4.56 s 1.60 s 2.65 s 4.03 s 7.09 s 35 1⁄2 in
(0.90 m)		 10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)		 21 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Penn State's Pro Day[12]

The Chicago Bears selected Amos in the fifth round (142nd overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft.[13] He was the eighth safety selected during the draft in 2016 and only one of three Penn State players drafted in 2016, along with Donovan Smith (second round, 34th overall) and Jesse James (fifth round, 160th overall).

2015

On May 5, 2015, the Chicago Bears signed Amos to a four-year, $2.51 million contract with a signing bonus of $232,280.[14]

Throughout training camp, he competed with Brock Vereen and Sherrod Martin for the vacant free safety position left by the departure of Chris Conte during free agency.[15] Head coach John Fox named Amos the starting free safety over Vereen after he had an impressive performance in the Chicago Bears' preseason-opener against the Green Bay Packers. He began the season alongside Antrel Rolle, the team's starting strong safety.[16]

He made his professional regular season debut and first career start in the Bears' regular season-opener against the Green Bay Packers and recorded five solo tackles in a 31–23 loss. On November 22, 2015, Amos recorded seven solo tackles and made his first career sack on Denver Broncos' quarterback Peyton Manning during a 17–15 loss.[17] The following game, he collected a season-high nine combined tackles in a 17–13 victory over the Packers on Thursday Night Football.[18] Amos started all 16 games in his rookie season and made 67 combined tackles (57 solo), two pass deflections, and a sack.[19][20] At the end of his rookie season, Amos was selected on Pro Football Writers All-Rookie Team along with defensive lineman Eddie Goldman.[21][22]

2016

He was in competition with rookie DeAndre Houston-Carson for the free safety position throughout training camp.[23] He was named the starting free safety to begin the 2016 season, opposite strong safety Harold Jones-Quartey.[24]

Amos started the Chicago Bears' season-opener against the Houston Texans and made five solo tackles during their 23–14 loss. On October 20, 2016, Amos recorded a season-high eight combined tackles in the Bears' 26–10 loss at the Green Bay Packers. After starting 27 consecutive games to start his career, Amos missed a Week 13 matchup against the San Francisco 49ers with a foot injury.[25] Amos finished the season with 65 combined tackles (57 solo) and five pass deflections in 15 games and 14 starts.[26] Pro Football Focus gave him a grade of 80.6 for the 2016 season.

On April 26, 2016, Amos, along with tight end Zach Miller, were awarded the Brian Piccolo Award.[27] Although the Chicago Bears finished 3–13, the defense finished seventh in passing defense and 15th in total defense. Amos failed to record an interception in his first two seasons and the Bears ranked 31st with only eight interceptions in 2016.[28]

2017

During the Bears' training camp, Amos competed with Chris Prosinski and rookie Eddie Jackson for his job as starting free safety. He was named the backup to Jackson to start the 2017 season.[28]

Amos played sparingly through the first three games and only logged 16 snaps on defense with no tackles.[29] Amos became the starting strong safety, opposite Eddie Jackson, for Week 4 after Quintin Demps suffered a fractured forearm the previous game against the Pittsburgh Steelers and was placed on injured reserve.[30] On September 28, 2017, Amos made his first start of the season and recorded eight combined tackles during a 45–13 loss at the Green Bay Packers. On October 15, 2017, he recorded eight combined tackles, deflected two passes, and intercepted his first career pass off a pass attempt by Joe Flacco, returning it for a 90-yard touchdown during the Bears' 27–24 overtime victory over the Baltimore Ravens.[31] The interception he returned for a touchdown also marked the first touchdown of his career and came in the fourth quarter to put the Bears up 24–14.[32] During a Week 10 matchup against the Green Bay Packers, Amos tied his season-high of eight solo tackles in Chicago's 23–16 loss. Pro Football Focus gave Amos a grade of 92.3 through the first twelve games, which made him second amongst all safeties behind the Minnesota Vikings' safety Harrison Smith who was graded 94.2.[33] On January 6, 2018, Amos recorded a season-high eleven tackles in the season finale against the Minnesota Vikings.[34]

On January 4, 2018, Pro Football Focus named their 2017 All-Pro team, with Amos entered at safety along with Smith.[35] He finished the season with ten starts in thirteen games, recording 62 tackles, three passes defended, one interception, two forced fumble (including a recovery), and a touchdown.

References

  1. ↑ Rivals.com
  2. ↑ Flounders, Bob (February 1, 2011). "Penn State's football program may be on the verge of landing Adrian Amos". PennLive.com. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  3. ↑ Pickel, Greg (April 21, 2012). "Penn State safety Adrian Amos making most of chances in short secondary". PennLive.com. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  4. ↑ Wilson, Aaron (January 23, 2015). "After disciplined upbringing, former Calvert Hall defensive star Adrian Amos ready for the NFL". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  5. ↑ Zenitz, Matt (October 30, 2014). "Penn State's Adrian Amos leads trio of local contributors against Maryland". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  6. ↑ Matt Zenitz (November 10, 2014). "Former Calvert Hall standout Adrian Amos accepts invitation to Senior Bowl". Baltimoresun.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  7. ↑ Mike Poorman (January 25, 2015). "Smith & Amos Wow Woo from Penn State at Senior Bowl". statecollege.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  8. ↑ Aaron Wilson (March 19, 2015). "Former Calvert Hall standout Adrian Amos runs 4.39 40-yard dash at Penn State pro day". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  9. ↑ Gil Brandt (March 20, 2015). "Penn State safety boosts draft stock at pro day". NFL.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Adrian Amos, DS #2 FS, Penn State". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  11. ↑ Charles Davis (April 1, 2015). "2015 NFL Draft prospect rankings by position". NFL.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  12. ↑ "NFL Draft Profile: Adrian Amos". NFL.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Bears select safety Amos in Round 5". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Spotrac.com: Adrian Amos contract". spotrac.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Ourlads.com: Chicago Bears' depth chart: 08/01/2015". Ourlads.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  16. ↑ Jeremy Stoltz (August 19, 2015). "Watch: Safety Adrian Amos new Bears starter". Scout.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  17. ↑ "NFL Game Center: Week 11-2015: Denver Broncos @ Chicago bears". NFL.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  18. ↑ "NFL Player stats: Adrian Amos-2015". NFL.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Chicago Bears: Adrian Amos". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Broncos vs. Bears - Box Score - November 22, 2015 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  21. ↑ PFWA (January 19, 2016). "Gurley 2015 Rookie of the Year; All-Rookie Team | PFWA". ProFootballWriters. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  22. ↑ Wiederer, Dan (2016-01-10). "Bears' Eddie Goldman, Adrian Amos make all-rookie team". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  23. ↑ Mark Potash (June 17, 2016). "Bears rookie DeAndre Houston-Carson could be a sleeper at safety". Chicago.suntimes.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  24. ↑ "Ourlads.com: Chicago Bears' depth chart". ouads.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  25. ↑ Rotowire staff (December 2, 2016). "Bears' Adrian Amos: Questionable to play". cbssports.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  26. ↑ "NFL Player Stats: Adrian Amos-2016". NFL.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  27. ↑ Wiederer, Dan (April 26, 2016). "Bears honor Zach Miller, Adrian Amos with Brian Piccolo awards". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  28. 1 2 "Eddie Jackson goes from fourth round to starting safety for Chicago Bears". AL.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  29. ↑ Lester Wiltfong (September 25, 2017). "Snap counts, stats and more: Chicago Bears vs Pittsburgh Steelers". windycitygridiron.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  30. ↑ Biggs, Brad (November 30, 2017). "Bears designate safety Quintin Demps to return from injured reserve". Chicagotribune.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  31. ↑ Campbell, Rich (October 15, 2017). "Adrian Amos' homecoming interception vs. Ravens 'a dream come true'". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  32. ↑ Matt Ulrich (October 25, 2017). "Have the Bears found their safety duo for the future?". 247sports.com. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  33. ↑ Kyle Madson (November 29, 2017). "Kevin Byard is the AFC's top safety per Pro Football Focus". titanswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  34. ↑ "Bears' Adrian Amos: Records 11 tackles in finale". CBSSports.com. January 6, 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  35. ↑ Monson, Sam (January 3, 2018). "2017 PFF NFL All-Pro Team". www.profootballfocus.com. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
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