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Seattle Seahawks (2-1) defensive back Jamal Adams<\/a><\/strong> will make his return in Week 4 against the New York Giants (1-2), 13 months removed from suffering a serious leg injury in last season\u2019s opener.<\/p>\n

Adams, 27, spoke to the media Friday for the first time since tearing his left quadriceps tendon, and admitted he found himself in a \u201cdark place\u201d which led to thoughts about retiring from football. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt was tough,\u201d Adams said, via Brady Henderson of ESPN<\/em><\/a>. \u201cI thought about retiring. I thought about a lot of things. Is this going to be it for me? I didn\u2019t know. But I knew eventually, after I got that MRI, I told myself I\u2019m going to be back. I didn\u2019t know when or how, but I was going to figure it out.\u201d <\/p>\n

Adams, who missed just two games over three seasons with the New York Jets, has missed 28-of-53 possible regular season games since the Seahawks acquired him via trade in 2020. The former All-Pro said that the multitude of injuries he\u2019s suffered over the past three seasons took a toll on him mentally. <\/p>\n

\u201cI was having all types of thoughts running through my mind, but at the time when I did tear my knee, that was definitely something I was considering,\u201d Adams said. \u201cI was considering everything at the moment\u2026 Was in a dark place. Not on anything suicidal, but definitely in a lot of dark times as far as getting away from the game of football, getting away from people. At the time I wasn\u2019t really talking to many people, wasn\u2019t answering my phone. So you go through real life situations in this game of football.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jamal Adams looking to regain prior form<\/h2>\n

Having not played football regularly since 2021, Adams is looking forward to getting on the field and regaining his form from 2020. In just 12 games that season, he recorded 9.5 sacks \u2014 an NFL record for a defensive back in a single season. He failed to notch a single sack in 2021, missing out on Pro Bowl honors for the first time since his rookie season. <\/p>\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t hit anybody in a long time,\u201d Adams said. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to it, man, I\u2019ll tell you that. I won\u2019t take a play for granted. I won\u2019t take a moment or a second for granted. Just to be able to fly on a plane with my teammates is going to be big for me. Just to be able to come up here and speak is big for me\u2026 To be able to sit down in the seats when Pete\u2019s up here in team meetings is big for me. I wasn\u2019t able to sit down in a seat for 20-plus weeks, so it\u2019s a real humbling experience that I went through.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy mindset is a lot sharper. The details of what I went through, nobody could honestly understand unless you\u2019ve been through it. It\u2019s definitely something that I don\u2019t wish on anybody, but I made it out. I\u2019m just looking forward to the journey. I\u2019m looking forward to the season\u2026 Excited to be back.\u201d<\/p>\n

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