Samuel Adam Adkins is a former professional American football

American football

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 player. He attended Cleveland High School

Cleveland High School (Los Angeles, California)

Grover Cleveland High School is a public school serving grades 9-12. Cleveland Humanities Magnet is part of Cleveland High School. The school is located in Reseda, in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California....

 in Reseda, CA

Reseda, Los Angeles, California

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 and Wichita State University

Wichita State University

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. He played for the NFL

National Football League

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 Seattle Seahawks

Seattle Seahawks

The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...

 from 1977–1983, and is the only member of the Seahawks to wear the number 12. He and his wife Dayle have 4 children.

Since his retirement, he has worked in broadcasting in the Seattle

Seattle, Washington

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 area, as the color commentator for the University of Washington

University of Washington

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football radio broadcasts and more extensively as a host and correspondent on the Seahawks post-game show.