I want to be a great player. I don’t want to play for the money. I don’t want to play for fame. I’d just as soon no one knew who I was. I want to play football because it’s football. – Gaines Adams
First of all, I want to thank the Buccaneers for giving me the opportunity and for picking me in the draft. This is the nature of the beast, though, and this is a new start for me. I wish them the best of luck, and I am just glad to be a Bear. – Gaines Adams
Coach Morris wasn’t too hard on me, not at all. Being drafted where I was at, there were high expectations for me. I still have high expectations for myself. – Gaines Adams
I’m a four-down guy. I can rush the passer and stop the run. I know I can be a difference-maker. – Gaines Adams
Greg White got a boxer because I said I was getting one. I was talking about getting a boxer since before training camp. – Gaines Adams
Julius Peppers is a beast, man. I don’t know how many pounds he outweighs me by… I still try to do things like him to make my game better. – Gaines Adams
It really doesn’t matter to me whether it’s defensive end or linebacker. I just want to play the game of football. I’ve been working on linebacker drills since I got out to Fischer Sports in Phoenix. – Gaines Adams
Back home in South Carolina, you have a lot of little soul food restaurants you can run to and get some quick, decent food. – Gaines Adams
I feel like by me putting on a couple more pounds will help my game tremendously. Putting on 10-15 pounds will help me stop the run better and be a more dominant pass rusher. – Gaines Adams
It’s funny, as a little kid, you look up to those guys who you play as in ‘Madden,’ and now to see myself in the game, it’s an honor. – Gaines Adams
