Julius Adams

Julius Thomas Adams Jr. (April 26, 1948 – March 24, 2016) was an American professional football player who spent his entire career as a defensive lineman for the New England Patriots in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Southern Tigers. Adams was selected by the Patriots in the second round of the 1971 NFL draft. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1980. He is second in New England Patriots history with 80.5 quarterback sacks, and fourth in games played with 206 (through 2025). He had three sacks in a December 19, 1976 playoff loss against the Oakland Raiders, which has been called one of the most controversial games in NFL history; and a key blocked field goal in another historically controversial game, a 3–0 win over the Miami Dolphins in 1982 during a snow storm, known as the "Snowplow Game".