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Adam Carriker was born in Hastings, Nebraska, to Dave and Nancy Carriker. Dave, an avid Husker fan, was born and raised on a family farm in the small town of Giltner, Nebraska. Despite moving halfway across the country at a young age because of his parents' jobs, Adam grew up with strong country values and a lifelong dream of playing for Nebraska and one day, wearing a Blackshirt. The story of his career was in serious doubt, however, considering he wasn't allowed to play football for much of his young life. He was also more skilled at baseball, and when he finally did join the gridiron, he only played defense for one season on a high school football team that hadn't won a game in nearly two years.

Adam's dream of playing for the Huskers came to fruition. He was twice named first-team All-Big 12, leading the conference in sacks and winning the Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year award his senior season, along with several other awards, including finishing with All-America honors, in addition to being named to the Big 12 Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll three times. He's also been named to Nebraska's All-Century Team, voted The Best Husker Defensive End since the start of the new millennium, and has been inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame.

Adam went on to play eight years as a Defensive Lineman in the NFL with the St. Louis Rams and Washington Redskins. He was drafted in the 1st round, winning Rookie of the Year; he's the only Ram in franchise history to start all 16 games as a rookie. He also won the Strongest Redskin award multiple times during his career in the NFL.

Since retiring, he's experienced great success in the business world and has also appeared multiple times on National Television and Radio Shows, and currently hosts his highly popular show, the Carriker Chronicles, aka, the People's Show, which has been viewed by millions!

Adam will, however, tell you that his greatest and most precious accomplishment is his beloved family. He married his college sweetheart, Angela, in 2006, and they have six beautiful children, as well as two wonderful dogs. In addition to the admiration for his beautiful family, he loves to share the story of how his unlikely college and NFL career came to be, as well as speaking on topics such as overcoming adversity, bullying, and success in the workplace, as well as in life.