Mentors laid foundation for Seahawks' Jamar Adams

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Seattle Times, Steve Kelley
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RENTON — Growing up in Charlotte, N.C., Jamar Adams couldn't comprehend the breadth of the opportunities available to him.

Adams didn't know his father. Nobody in his family had gone to a four-year college. He was conditioned to believe there was a low ceiling for his expectations.

He had music. He had sports. Nothing else really mattered. Nothing else offered much room to grow.

"It just didn't seem like there were a whole bunch of opportunities out there for me," Seahawks free safety Jamar Adams said after Tuesday's minicamp

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