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New York Giants' Jerell Adams: South Carolina QB situation held back progress with Gamecocks

Jerell Adams was drafted in the sixth round by the New York Giants today. He had an OK, not great, senior season at South Carolina, where he hauled in 28 catches for 421 yards and three touchdowns. He was around for the Gamecocks' last two 11-2 seasons in 2012 and 2013, where he had Dylan Thompson and Connor Shaw as quarterbacks - who are both in the NFL.

Today, during a media session shortly after he was drafted, Adams made a comment that raised some eyebrows.

Jerell Adams to NYG media: "Honestly, I didn’t have the progress yet that I wanted at South Carolina because of the quarterback situation.