Adam Kadela

Started 38 career games at linebacker (middle and outside) ... 2007 team co-captain ... Versatile linebacker who played both inside and outside ... Closed career with 296 tackles ... Earned his undergraduate degree in four years and was enrolled in graduate school during his fifth year.

Ranked 62nd nationally among inside linebackers on Rivals.com web site

SuperPrep all-region and PrepStar/Rivals all-region linebacker

First-team All-Ohio Capital Conference, first-team all-region and first-team all-state selection as a senior

Tabbed as a second-team all-conference and all-region player as a junior

Totaled 154 tackles, six sacks, five fumble recoveries and three forced fumbles in 2002

Rang up 100 tackles, 11 sacks and five pass deflections in 2001

The Shamrocks went 9-4 his junior year and captured the regional championship before an 8-3 season in 2002

Team captain

Also a team captain and four-year letterwinner in lacrosse

Earned all-state honors in lacrosse as a junior and senior

Intense weightlifter

Played against current NU receiver, Mark Philmore

Coached by Mark Crabtree.

Born Adam John Kadela on 12/3/84

Son of Dave and Lynn Kadela

Father played offensive tackle at Michigan and sister, Stacey, rows on the varsity crew team at Indiana

Older brother, Dave, started three years as a right tackle at Virginia Tech and then played professionally for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Atlanta Falcons

Prep teammate of former NU player Ikechuku Ndukwe (2000-04)

Chose NU over Indiana and Vanderbilt

Earned undergraduate degree in communication studies and business institutions (minor)

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