Adams Signs With The Broncos

Run-stuffing defensive tackle Sam Adams, who was let go by the Cincinnati Bengals last month, is unemployed no more.

The 13-year veteran signed a one-year deal with the Denver Broncos today. Financial terms were not yet available.

Adams also visited St. Louis and Houston before signing with Denver. The move is good one for Mike Shanahan and company. He is an elite run stopper, a classic two-gap player, who will take two blockers on, freeing up his teammates.

His stay in Cincinnati, where he played only one season of the three-year contract that he signed last spring, was surprisingly short-lived, given his relationship with coach Marvin Lewis. But the Bengals wanted to get younger at defensive tackle and there were some concerns about Adams' health and age, despite the fact that he has never missed more than four games in a season in his career.

Denver has been very aggressive in free agency this offseason, acquiring RB Travis Henry, WR Brandon Stokely, TE Daniel Graham, G Montrae Holland, DT Alvin McKinley, CB Dre' Bly and now Adams.

A former Texas A&M star, Adams was a first-round draft choice of the Seattle Seahawks in 1994, the eighth player chosen overall that year. In stints with Seattle (1994-99), Baltimore (2000-2001), Oakland (2002), Buffalo (2003-2005) and Cincinnati (2006), he has appeared in 195 games, with 166 starts, and has registered 452 tackles, 44 sacks, six forced fumbles, five recoveries and 32 pass deflections.