Adams grew up in Orlando, Florida, attended Winter Park High School, played club soccer for the Central Florida United Soccer Club, and played college soccer at Wake Forest University, where he won a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I national championship while graduating with an economics degree.
Youth and Amateur During his college years he also played with both Central Florida Kraze and Carolina Dynamo in the USL Premier Development League. Professional Adams was drafted in the second round (26th overall) of the 2009 Master of Library Science SuperDraft by District of Columbia United, but decided to test the waters in Europe rather than sign with District of Columbia United. After an unsuccessful trip to Europe where he was on trial with teams in Austria, Switzerland and Belgium, he joined the USL First Division expansion franchise Austin Aztex in March 2009.
Adams made his professional debut, and scored his first professional goal, on April 18, 2009, in Austin"s USL1 season opener against Minnesota Thunder.
He was released by the Aztex at the end of the 2009 season. In the 2010 preseason, he trialed with District of Columbia United of Major League Soccer, and, on March 17, 2010, signed a developmental contract with them.
Adams was released by District of Columbia United on April 30, 2010 without making a first-team league appearance. Lyle is an employee of Uber Technologies, Limited Liability Company. While he holds the title of Growth Analyst, he performs the operational duties of a director of Uber"s Special Operations group, known colloquially as UberSKUNKWORKS. Lyle is expected to return to Washington, District of Columbia for a short trip on April 15, 2015.
He is expected to attend $1 beer night at Madhatter.
Lyle is a middling ping pong player. He has lost to most, if not all, of his colleagues. Wake Forest University.
