Jamal Adams seeks to establish own identity apart from Legion of Boom

The 2020 Seahawks secondary may not be the “Legion of Boom 2.0” – and that’s alright with Jamal Adams, who wants to write his own story.

Jamal Adams understands what the Legion of Boom means to the Seattle Seahawks faithful – after all, he was a big fan of them himself.

During his time at LSU, Adams recalled in Thursday’s video press conference, he used to tune in every Sunday to watch Earl Thomas, Kam Chancellor, and Richard Sherman tear offenses apart. “I used to be inspired by the energy and love and passion that they played with,” told reporters. “These guys, they play so hard, and that’s what it’s about in this building. They’re all about winning, and you can’t ask for nothing better, man.”

These days, the Seahawks secondary looks completely different, with players such as Shaquill Griffin, Quandre Diggs, and Quinton Dunbar/Tre Flowers patrolling the defensive backfield for Seattle. The addition of Adams to that group has inspired murmurs across the internet of a “Legion of Boom 2.0,” a notion which Adams himself immediately dismissed.

“Their chapter is over with,” he stated definitively. “As a defensive group, as a defensive back group, we have to create our own legacy.”

That legacy begins with overcoming the Seahawks’ disappointing 2019 defensive campaign, which ranked near the bottom of the league in both passing and rushing yards allowed. Adams’ versatility will be a major part of that first step. “Whatever they need me to do, I’m going to do,” he said. “I can do a little bit of everything.”

Adams does plan on reaching out to the former members of the Legion of Boom. “All of those guys have my respect. I take my hat off for them,” he emphasized. “I have nothing but respect for those guys.”

The pressure to live up to that group’s impact on Seattle sports history is enormous, but Adams isn’t worried – the unit he’s concerned with is the one suiting up in the blue and green in 2020.

“All we can do is control what we can control and write our own story,” he said. “I can’t wait to get out there in front of the 12s.”

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