Chicago Bears defensive end Gaines Adams died Sunday morning in his home town of Greenwood, South Carolina, according to County Coroner James Coursey. He was 26. A preliminary autopsy Sunday indicated ...

Chicago Bears defensive end Gaines Adams was pronounced dead on January 17 after being rushed to the hospital shortly after his girlfriend found him unresponsive at his Greenwood, S.C., home.

GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) — Gaines Adams, a defensive lineman for the Chicago Bears who was an all-American at Clemson, died Sunday in South Carolina, the Bears said. He was 26.

Gaines Adams tallied 17 tackles in 15 games split between Tampa Bay and Chicago in 2009, his third and final season in the NFL. He didn't figure into any team's long-term plans when his career and ...