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Adam Seward
Adam Seward
June 15 is a very special day at PatFans.com because it is the birthday of a most legendary player on this forum - yet one who was never part of the Patriot organization.
Happy 42nd birthday to Adam Seward
Born June 15, 1982 in Champaign, Illinois
NFL ILB, 2005-2009; uniform #59
Adam Seward was misfit in Carolina's 4-3 defense, and visited New England as a restricted free agent in 2008. Seward felt he would fit in nicely to the Patriots 3-4, and it appeared that the asking price (a 5th round draft pick) would make him a great addition. The Pats had just drafted Jerod Mayo, but the rest of the starting linebacking corps was all on the wrong side of 30. Others saw Seward's lack of playing time (just two starts, stuck behind Dan Morgan and Jon Beason) as evidence that he was nothing more than Monty Beisel v2.0. The Pats did not sign Seward to an offer sheet and instead headed in to camp with Bo Ruud, Victor Hobson, Eric Alexander and Vince Redd as backups to Mayo and Tedy Bruschi.
The real story of course is the epic debate on this forum that Seward's visit sparked. That topic was reactivated a year later when he became an unrestricted free agent (Seward ended up signing with the Colts). Just as every season some player will be Ventroned, in every off season some free agent will become the next Adam Seward.
March 7, 2008:
Seward looks like a fit for Pats ‘D’
Anyone wondering why the Patriots hosted restricted free agent linebacker Adam Seward yesterday should consider the words of Steve Johns, his position coach at UNLV. “He’s a very quick learner,” Johns said. “He’s the son of a coach and …
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PatsFans.com Adam Seward Threads:
March 5, 2008: (41 pages)
ILB Adam Seward [merged - old 2008 thread]
http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/reiss_pieces/ Patriots to host Seward Posted by Mike Reiss, Globe Staff March 5, 2008 05:58 PM After delving into the unrestricted free agent market in recent days, the Patriots are now considering a move with a restricted free agent. Team...
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Dec 8, 2008:
March 6, 2010:
Can we please bring in Adam Seward?
It's obvious that our team's fortunes would be reversed the instant we brought this guy on board. Three words to the wise for BB: SIGN THE BEAST! Seward's guns are registered weapons!
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March 9, 2015:
Source: Adam Seward Spotted on Plane to Boston
It all makes sense now: Patriots will trade or cut Browner Patriots will allow Revis to go to the Jets Patriots will likely cut Mayo Expect to see Seward signed to a mega-deal within the hour.
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Nov 24, 2009:
Adam Seward is available, cut by the Jags
Think we should make a run at him? Jags say "see ya" to Seward | ProFootballTalk.com
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Seward himself openly wanted to play for the Patriots, much to the chagrin of this columnist from North Carolina:
Aug 12, 2008 - Seward disappointed Patriots never offered | Rock Hill Herald
It was April when Carolina Panthers linebacker Adam Seward went to Boston for a job interview.
Monday afternoon, it sounded like he was still there lobbying.
Seward was disappointed New England never made an offer sheet, calling it a "tremendous honor," to even be considered by the Patriots. He also mentioned that he was a better fit inside the New England 3-4 defense than the Panthers' 4-3 system, and that it was frustrating being "stuck behind first-round picks" Dan Morgan and Jon Beason since arriving in 2005.
But he loves it here. No, really.
Seward made one of the plays of the night in Saturday's preseason opening win over Indianapolis, jumping a pass to the flat for a first-quarter interception. As much as it showed the depth the Panthers have on defense (he was one of five replacement starters), it also might have been among his last highlights here. They got starting middle linebacker Jon Beason back on the practice field Monday morning, and they're also pleased with the progress shown by rookie Dan Connor.
So it might not have been the best time to pine away for the girl who almost asked you to the prom.
New England would have had to give up a fifth-round pick to sign him (assuming the Panthers didn't match), and eventually chose not to. Seward's now under contract to the Panthers through this season, after which he'll become an unrestricted free agent, able to sign anywhere.
"It was interesting," he said. "Being here for three years and playing hard, it was kind of crazy to see a team like New England, who everybody views as the gurus of scouting, who do such a great job of bringing in late-round picks and free agents and turning them into superstars. So when they came calling, it was a tremendous honor, even though things didn't work out."
Seward spoke of the "complicated" nature of restricted free agency and said it was gratifying to him that after starting just two regular-season games in three years, one of the top teams would call.
"One thing I did leave there knowing was that they were very interested in me and thought very highly of me," he said. "I was trying to keep things in perspective, but it's weird playing special teams here for three years, and being told indirectly that's your role on this team, and then having a team say, 'Hey, we've seen your preseason film of you starting. You've come in in the regular season when guys have gotten hurt and played well, and then special teams, you've been a monster, and we think you have starting potential.'
"It was great (to have the interest). Any team in general, especially the Patriots. It just seems that every year, they do something, some way, to win games."
As if Seward didn't do enough to alienate his current employer, he kept talking.
The 250-pounder is bigger than most of the Panthers' middle linebackers (Beason's 237 and Connor's 231), and said he thought he'd be better served playing in a 3-4 system. He referred to New Orleans linebacker Jonathan Vilma, who was deemed too slight to play 3-4 for the Jets before they traded him south.
"Coming into the draft, 3-4 teams were what my agent and me were looking toward," Seward said. "Most of our linebackers are 230 pounds, and I'm 250, 255 pounds. And when you're that big, taking on blocks and being inside is a better fit than playing in a Tampa-2 defense and running downfield. I still feel I can do it. I had a great 40 time coming out in the draft, and still feel when I move on that field I move as well as anybody.
"But 3-4, 4-3, ... I think I fit well in both schemes, but being a bigger linebacker, I feel like I have more value in a 3-4, because you can't just plug in a smaller linebacker."
They also drafted Seward's eventual replacement in Connor, a guy they weren't expecting to be there in the third round. Seward laughed about the acquisition, with the realization it made him a short-time player here at best.
"We kind of joked about that (prior to the draft), we have 11 linebackers, and they'll probably draft a linebacker in the first three rounds and sure enough they did," Seward said. "You can't fault the Panthers for that. He's a great value pick, and he's a great linebacker, too. Any time you get a guy like that in the third round, I'd have done the same thing.
"It's competition. It makes people better."
His comments about the Patriots obscured the fact he played so well Saturday, ably directing the defense to a strong first quarter against Indianapolis. They're glad to have him for that ability, since past years have gone to heck when Morgan was injured. He actually got his chance in 2006 when Morgan suffered a concussion, but was eventually replaced that year by Chris Draft.
Aug 24, 2007: Heath Evans powers past Adam Seward for the end zone against Carolina during the Patriots 24-7 victory over the Panthers at Bankof America Stadium in Charlotte.
Adam Seward has a Bachelor's in Marketing, Master's in Education, an MBA from Southern Cal, and PhD as well. He has done very well in his post-football career:
Sept 1, 2014:
Seward out to have big impact in Japan
Kyoto University's football team recently revealed that it had acquired Adam Seward, a former NFL player, as its new linebackers coach — perhaps the biggest news before the Kansai collegiate season kicked off this past weekend.
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Nov 9, 2017:
Former National Football League Star Visits Elementary PE classes
The elementary school students were thrilled to learn the skills of American football from former National Football League (NFL) player, Adam Seward. Besides teaching them some basic fundame…
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March 30, 2017:
March 19, 2021:
Former UNLV, NFL player arrested after hit-and-run in Las Vegas
An arrest report states a fresh blood trail helped Las Vegas police officers identify and locate the retired linebacker as the wanted driver.
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Retired NFL linebacker Adam Seward was arrested early Tuesday in Las Vegas in connection with a hit-and-run crash, jail and court records show.
A fresh blood trail helped Las Vegas police officers identify and locate Seward after the crash, which occurred around 11:40 p.m. Monday near Sahara Avenue and Town Center Drive, according to his arrest report.
He faces a felony charge of failure to stop at the scene of a crash, court records show, as well as misdemeanor charges of failure to maintain lane and speeding.
Seward’s attorney, Josh Tomsheck, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Friday that his client left the site of the single-vehicle crash and “immediately drove the alleged victim to the nearest hospital at her request.”
“Thereafter,” Tomsheck added, “Mr. Seward cooperated with law enforcement in their investigation. We trust the legal process to do its job and look forward to the full facts and circumstances of this incident coming to light through the court system.”
On the night of the crash, a witness called 911 and reported seeing a Jeep hit a pole in the area before taking off south on Town Center. According to the report, the witness followed the Jeep, which eventually parked in a private driveway behind a nearby middle school.
When Las Vegas police arrived at the middle school, they found an unoccupied Jeep “with major damage” and “a large amount of blood” on the passenger side.
“The blood was on the seat, the seatbelt, as well as the on the door panels,” an officer wrote in the arrest report. “It was also smeared as if someone was helped across the center console and out the driver side of the vehicle.”
Officers followed a blood trail from the Jeep to a nearby apartment complex, where, according to the report, they found the driver.
“You guys are here for me,” the driver told officers, the report states. “My Jeep is on the other street.”
Once in custody, according to the report, the driver told police that he had lost control of his Jeep while trying to make a left turn from Sahara onto Town Center. After the crash, he said, he drove toward his apartment but only made it to the private driveway near the middle school.
From there, according to the report, he and his passenger — a woman he had met earlier that evening — walked to his other car in the apartment complex, leaving behind a trail of blood.
The man drove the woman to Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center. Police said she suffered “severe head and face injuries” and was later transferred to University Medical Center.
“Seward stated he knew he should have waited for police on scene,” the report states.
Court records show that Seward has been released from custody on his own recognizance under the condition that he does not drive “until further order of the court.”
Former UNLV, NFL football player arrested on suspicion of hit-and-run
Former UNLV and NFL football player Adam Seward was arrested this week on suspicion of hit-and-run in a crash that left a woman with several injuries, according to an arrest report. Seward was taken into custody on Tuesday on allegations of duty to stop at the scene of an accident, failure to...
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Police found a cell phone case with a woman's driver's license inside, and a canvas of local hospitals flagged a woman with the same who checked into Spring Valley Hospital.
The woman told officers she met a man identified as Seward, but that she did not remember much of the evening. Hospital staff told police she suffered multiple cuts to her head and face, a chipped tooth and hearing damage in her right ear.
Police eventually found Seward and took him into custody, confirming he was the registered owner of the Jeep.
During an interview, Seward said he was driving the Jeep when it crashed, according to the arrest report.
He said he lost control on the wet road while making a turn, and the car struck the pole. He parked the Jeep and took the woman to his apartment, and they left in his other car for the hospital.
Adam Hartford Seward - President - Goober Foundation Properties | LinkedIn
Could Adam Seward be Kramer's cousin?
