R.I.P. Chicago Bears DE Passes Away Due To Cardiac Arrest

Posted on January 17th, 2010 - By Bossip Staff

Categories: News, R.I.P., Sports

This is so sad:

Chicago Bears defensive end Gaines Adams died Sunday morning of cardiac arrest, the Greenwood, S.C., county coroner said. He was 26.Greenwood County coroner James T. Coursey told ESPN that Adams, a Greenwood native, was taken to the emergency room at Self Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9 a.m. Adams, who had just completed his third season in the NFL, went into cardiac arrest at his family’s home early Sunday morning, said Marcia Kelley-Clark, chief deputy coroner for Greenwood County. The autopsy showed Adams had an enlarged heart, a condition Kelley-Clark said can often lead to a heart attack. But Adams’ relatives didn’t know about it.

“Nobody was aware of any kind of medical condition,” Kelley-Clark said. Toxicology tests are being run by the State Law Enforcement Division, though drug use was not suspected as a factor in Adams’ death. However, those results probably will not be available for at least two months, Kelley-Clark said. “I remember him at the 2007 Draft as a fine young man,” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said of Adams on Sunday. “Our condolences to Gaines’ family, his teammates on the Bears and Buccaneers, and their organizations on their loss.”

R.I.P. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family…

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  • Sonrisa_Putas

    Wow, that is so sad & shocking. What is goin on wit our athletes nowadays?

  • Nicole

    So many young men are passing away. Its so sad.

  • miss k

    this is really sad . my prayers go out to his family

  • HEARTLESS

    MIGHT HAVE BEEN CAUSE BY HIS WEIGHT

  • Re

    Cardiac arrest??? :-(

  • Keepnit100

    This is very sad…I also question what is happening to our athletes now days..he was so young, my prayers go out to his family as well.

  • shortyred

    Wow this is such a sad tragedy, may thoughts and prayers go out to the family…

  • Mock Rock Star

    My Bears can’t catch a break!!! RIP Gaines Adams

  • GotYou

    This is sad. What’s going on with all the young people and cardiac arrest.

  • http://esaw@rock.com REAL TALK

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  • Tara (Rebel to the Madness…)

    Just Wow, age 26. RIP.

  • Tru

    steroids.

  • PRPPLE, just PRPPLE

    Dag, he’s prolly in a better place than we are. RIP

  • drenk

    damn this is really sad, a couple of soccer players in Europe have died of heart probs recently, doesnt make sense, wouldnt the team med staff know about it

  • Gmen

    why only black men, why not white men….ugh

    RIP

  • duchessny

    I don’t do drugs or use steroids and I have an enlarged heart. Different variables can cause medical conditions and people need to stop interjecting ignorant comments coming opinions not based on facts. Heart problems are usually associated with minorities and age in many cases does not factor in. My concern is that the State Law Enforcement Division is checking for drugs. Why do they have the authority to have such tests conducted when foul play has not been mentioned as a possibility. God bless him and my prayers are with his family.

  • leonard mckelvey

    RIP Gaines my condolences to his love ones. So sad!

  • 2Sweet

    OMG RIP!! He was a fine something too! Damn shame!!

  • obamadrama

    in response 2 GMEN, y would u bring race into the equation? its people like u who hold society back……….azzhole

  • CHE$-TOWN

    He was 6-5 266lbs in supreme physical condition! He was a professional athlete only 3 weeks reomved from his last game so his weight had nothing to do with his passing! I met him before at Clemson University were he was a 3-time All American Footaball Standout this news is soo shocking to me!!! I know my boy Mo Foutain is going through it rightnow b/c Gaines was like his lil brother at Clemson.

    RIP Gaines Admans

  • Crystal Singletary

    RIP Gaines. I went to school at Clemson with him, excellent player. Really sad to see some many people going, especially young folks.

  • chaka1

    He originates from SC like me and we both have enlarged hearts that are hereditary.

  • MISS JACKIE

    What’s up with cardiac arrest taking so many people’s lives? Everyone, please make sure you get a check up regularly and live a healthy life. This is unfortunate :(

  • tarrilove

    God Bless, that’s so sad. When I saw the picture of him, I thought he’s so young!

  • niecetang

    R.I.P man tis is some sad shyt forreal… wow 2 marow aint guarenteed, smh

  • Plain Jane

    Gone too soon. Thoughts and prayers to this man’s fam and to those on this board who were affected. Peace <3

  • http://jayhovas-ova.webs.com QAZ

    God bless his love ones and r.i.p young man

  • STEPHANIE JONES

    MY PRAYS GOES OUT TO HIS MOMA AND DADDY.YOUR SON IS IN A BETTER PLACE NOW….R.I.P TO YOU MAN YOU WOULD BE SADLY MISSED;BUT GOD KNOW BEST..

  • butterflyj30

    RIP Gaines. GOD bless the family.

  • Pookie

    RIP Gaines. My prayers r with the family. So Sad

  • It’s Me

    Sad. RIP.. I am sure he had a bright future ahead of him

  • Gmen

    obamadrama

    u just white pu$$y man which is afraid of me

  • http://www.swirlsociety.com swirlsociety

    steroids or pain killers of some sort will play a part in this

  • kit

    U don’t have to be obese to go into cardiac arrest Or have any enlarge heart.wake up

  • miss thang

    i was diagnosed in 2008 for enlarged heart,my enlarged heart is due to overactive thyroid and
    severe anemia, on symptom of e.h. is elevated blood pressure, i wonder if his blood pressure was ever high,and if so what was done about it.he may have had symptoms and didn’t know it.a person can live a long time with enlarged heart if caught early and under doctor’s care.

  • Yolonda

    @*****ssny

    1/17/10, 21:50:pm

    I don’t do drugs or use steroids and I have an enlarged heart. Different variables can cause medical conditions
    and people need to stop interjecting ignorant comments coming opinions not based on facts. Heart problems are usually *****ociated with minorities and age in many cases does not factor in. My concern is that the State Law Enforcement Division is checking for drugs. Why do they have the authority to have such tests conducted when foul play has not been mentioned as a possibility. God bless him and my prayers are with his family.

    Because when a 26yr old goes into full cardiac arrest and has no history protocal you do everything you can to save him and if not he goes to the Medical Examiner for and autopsy and the first thing you want to rule out is foul play and then drug abuse.. It’s a standard procedure no matter who it is.. It’s rare that a 26yr old will just have a myocardial infarct without a history or drugs. I’m pretty sure he was already having some signs but because he’s young and a football player he though he was having spasms a heart attack doesn’t just happen it gives you multiple warnings…

  • Elana

    RIP. Perhaps he had heart arrhythmia s which is an irregular heartbeat; a condition that can lead to sudden death. Some people with ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation
    are implanted with an ICD(Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator). This device will
    give the person a shock to the heart, when they go into cardiac arrest to bring them back to life, and restore normal rhythm to the heart.
    Please research this condition, , and pass the word.

  • http://bossip KingLion

    Sad indeed, not to mention young black males steady dying…

    When does it stop?? When we change! for real!!

  • http://BOSSIP TRINA

    SAD STORY BUT WE AS YOUNG PEOPLE DONT THINK TO GO TO THE DOCTORS AND GET CHECK UPS A HEART ATTACK DONT CARE ABOUT AGE RACE OR HOW MUCH MONEY YOU HAVE WE ALL NEED CHECK UPS RIP GAINES MY HEART AND PRAYERS GOES OUT TO YOUR FAMILY

  • Surf

    R.I.P.

  • http://chicago-bears-hats.com EM August

    This was truly saddening – I wanted to see what Gaines could do in the Chicago Bears backfield.

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