Adam Gettis

Adam Gettis (born December 9, 1988) is an American football guard who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL Draft.[1] He played college football for the University of Iowa.

Adam Gettis
Gettis at Redskins training camp in 2012
Free agent
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born: (1988-12-09) December 9, 1988
Frankfort, Illinois
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school:Frankfort (IL) Lincoln-Way East
College:Iowa
NFL Draft:2012 / Round: 5 / Pick: 141
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics as of 2017
Games played:17
Games started:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

From 2004 to 2006, Gettis played high school football for the Lincoln-Way East Griffins as a starter. In 2005, Gettis and the Griffins went on to win the Class 8A State Championship in Illinois.

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand size40-yard dash20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jump
6 ft 2 in
(1.88 m)		 293 lb
(133 kg)		 33 1⁄8 in
(0.84 m)		 9 1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		5.00 s4.65 s7.99 s31.5 in
(0.80 m)
All values from NFL Combine[2]

Washington Redskins

Gettis was drafted in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins. He was officially signed by the Redskins to a four-year contract on May 5, 2012.[3][4] After performing well in the preseason, even starting at the right guard position for the injured Chris Chester for the first two preseason games.[5][6] He made the final 53-man roster by the start of the 2012 season, and made his NFL debut in Week 3 of the 2013 season against the Detroit Lions.

Gettis was waived on August 24, 2014.[7]

Pittsburgh Steelers

Gettis was signed to the practice squad of the Pittsburgh Steelers on October 14, 2014. [8]

New York Giants

Gettis was signed from the practice squad of the Steelers to the active roster of the New York Giants on December 16, 2014.[9] On September 5, 2015, he was waived by the Giants.[10] On September 6, 2015, he was signed to the Giants' practice squad.[11] On October 15, 2015, Gettis was released by the Giants.[12] On October 21, 2015, he was re-signed to the practice squad. On November 4, 2015, Gettis was released by the Giants.

Oakland Raiders

On November 17, 2015, Gettis was signed to the Oakland Raiders' practice squad.

Second stint with the Giants

On December 1, 2015, Gettis re-signed with the Giants.[13] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Giants and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[14][15] He was promoted to the active roster on November 9, 2016.[16] He was waived by the Giants on December 10, 2016 and was re-signed to the practice squad.[17][18]

Gettis signed a reserve/future contract with the Giants on January 12, 2017.[19] On August 28, 2017, Gettis was placed on injured reserve.[20] He was released with a settlement on November 16, 2017.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On December 20, 2017, Gettis signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[21] On March 26, 2018, Gettis re-signed with the Buccaneers.[22] On September 11, 2018, Gettis was released by the Buccaneers.[23]

Atlanta Falcons

On April 3, 2019, Gettis signed with the Atlanta Falcons.[24] He was released on August 31, 2019.[25]

Personal life

Gettis is the cousin of wide receiver David Gettis, who was drafted in sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers.[26]

He married Dionna Taylor on June 27, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. They share a son together.

References
  1. Tinsman, Brian (May 5, 2012). "Redskins Sign Draft Pick Adam Gettis". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  2. NFL Combine Profile
  3. "Redskins sign 5th-round pick Adam Gettis of Iowa". WashingtonPost.com. May 5, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
  4. Tinsman, Brian (May 5, 2012). "Redskins Sign Draft Pick Adam Gettis". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
  5. Maske, Mark (August 9, 2012). "Redskins-Bills: Chris Chester out, Adam Gettis in at right guard". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  6. Keim, John (August 19, 2012). "Redskins vs. Bears game review (offense)". WashingtonExaminer.com. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  7. Jones, Mike. "Redskins cut Adam Gettis, Bryan Shepherd". Washington Post. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  8. Bryan, Dave. "Steelers sign G Adam Gettis, DB Jordan Sullen to Practice Squad". Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  9. Salomone, Dan. "5 things you need to know about OL Adam Gettis". Giants.com. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  10. Eisen, Michael (September 5, 2015). "New York Giants announce 53-man roster". Giants.com. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  11. Eisen, Michael (September 6, 2015). "Giants sign six players to practice squad". Giants.com. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  12. Eisen, Michael (October 15, 2015). "DB Brandon McGee, Tackle Xavier Proctor added to Practice Squad". Giants.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  13. Raanan, Jordan. "Giants signing offensive lineman Adam Gettis off Oakland Raiders practice squad, per source". NJ.com. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  14. Eisen, Michael (September 3, 2016). "New York Giants announce 20 roster moves". Giants.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017.
  15. Eisen, Michael. "Giants announce practice squad; claim DT Robert Thomas". Giants.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  16. Eisen, Michael (November 9, 2016). "Darian Thompson placed on IR; OL Adam Gettis signed". Giants.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017.
  17. Eisen, Michael (December 10, 2016). "RB Shane Vereen activated from IR; Adam Gettis waived". Giants.com.
  18. Benton, Dan (December 14, 2016). "Giants sign Adam Gettis to practice squad, terminate contracts of two others".
  19. Valentine, Ed (January 12, 2017). "Giants' roster moves: Twelve now signed to reserve/futures contracts". BigBlueView.com.
  20. Bouda, Nate (August 28, 2017). "Giants Place G Adam Gettis On Injured Reserve".
  21. Smith, Scott (December 20, 2017). "Standout Rookies Among Five Bucs Headed to IR". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017.
  22. Smith, Scott (March 26, 2018). "Bucs Re-Sign Adam Gettis". Buccaneers.com.
  23. Smith, Scott (September 11, 2018). "Bucs Add CB Marcus Williams, Release G Adam Gettis". Buccaneers.com.
  24. McFadden, Will (April 3, 2019). "Falcons sign Adam Gettis to one-year contract". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  25. McFadden, Will (August 31, 2019). "Falcons 2019 roster announced". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  26. Hiatt, Gabe (January 7, 2014). "David Gettis A Familiar Target For RGIII". Redskins.com. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
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