Flozell Adams was born on 18 May 1975 in Chicago, Illinois USA, and is best known as a former American Football player in the National Football League (NFL) from 1998-2010.
So just how rich is Flozell Adams as of late 2017? Authoritative sources estimate that Adams’ net worth is as high as $8 million, largely accumulated from his over a decade long career on the football field.
Flozell Adams Net Worth $8 million
Adams attended Proviso West High School, and played football in his junior year, starting in the position of starter at left tackle. His performance was acknowledged, thus he was honored with All-American and first-team All-State honors in the senior year of high school. Flozell then enrolled into Michigan State University, and played for the coach Nick Saban from 1994 until 1997.
In 1995, Adams earned an All-Big Ten mention, becoming one of the nation’s best offensive linemen. In the same manner, he received another Big Ten title in 1997, being proclaimed the Offensive Lineman of the Year. Flozell was also in the finale for the Lombardi Award and Outland Trophy.
In 1998, he was drafted into the NFL by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round, after speculations regarding his abilities due to his partial loss of hearing. He started off playing as a right guard and remained in that position in his first years with the Dallas Cowboys. In 2001 he took the position of a left tackle, and started 16 games for his team. In 2005, Flozell tore his ligament in a match against the New York Giants, which resulted in Adams being absent from the final 10 games of the season. In February 2008, his contract with the Dallas Cowboys was extended for six more years in a deal worth $42 million in total, including the signing bonus of $13 million. In the 2009 season, Flozell was punished for kicking an opponent, leading to a $50,000 NFL fine. After that occasion, it was agreed that any player who expresses violent behavior when the clock expires during a half time should be punished by a 15-yard penalty. Flozell stirred a lot of trouble for holding penalties and false starts, and was released in April 2010, but is nonetheless seen as one of the best offensive linemen that club has ever had.
In July of the same year, he signed a two year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers, replacing Willie Collon, who suffered an injury and wasn’t able to play. Adams played for the team in Super Bowl XLV, but the team lost against the Green Bay Packers in a game watched by more than 112.2 million people, as authoritative sources estimate. Flozell scored one tackle for his team.
Having played in one season for the Steelers, he was released in July 2011, and he retired in the same year. In conclusion, Adams spent most of his career with the Dallas Cowboys, but playing in a career total of 198 games.
In his personal life, Adams is reportedly still single. As of today, he lives in Morton, Illinois.
