Seattle Seahawks safety Jamal Adams improves after ‘playing with one arm’

Seattle Seahawks All-Pro Safety Jamal Adams says he has “been playing with one arm” for two weeks with a shoulder injury.

“It’s okay,” Adams said Friday. “That’s all it takes.”

Adams said the injury came in the first game of the Seahawks’ loss to the Los Angeles Rams in Week 10, adding that he “was playing terrible technique and was criticized” which was “very embarrassing. “. He finished that game and then played all the defensive clichés four days later when Seattle beat the Arizona Cardinals last Thursday night.

Adams had seven tackles and two sacks, including a forced fumble on one, against the Rams. He made three tackles and had a hit against Arizona, as the beleaguered Seahawks defense put in their best performance in what has been a historically bad season.

Adams called Thursday’s quick turnaround “very difficult” with his shoulder injury, “but it’s getting better and that’s the scary part. So watch out.”

Despite missing four games with a groin injury, Adams leads the team with 5.5 sacks.

The Seahawks acquired Adams this summer in a successful trade with the New York Jets, parting with a draft pick set that included their next two rounds.