Adams imprecise on Raiders future amid commerce hyperlinks

Davante Adams mentioned he hasn’t spoken with Antonio Pierce since a social media account related to the Las Vegas Raiders coach favored a submit questioning whether or not the star large receiver had performed his final down with the staff.

Adams, appearing Tuesday on the “Up & Adams Show with Kay Adams,” was requested in regards to the verified account linked to Pierce liking the Instagram post from Sports activities Illustrated. The Pierce account’s like has since been faraway from the SI submit.

“I have never heard from him. I have never talked to him,” Davante Adams mentioned when requested if he is heard from Pierce. “… Social media is a beast so it is lots of people on the market that noticed it and questioning what is going on on and reaching out.”

Instructed by Kay Adams that lots of people assume he is performed his final down with the Raiders, Davante Adams mentioned, “All I can management is that this speak we’re having proper right here and after we’re performed with this all I can management is the following factor that I am on to.”

Adams missed the Raiders’ Week 4 victory over the Cleveland Browns with a hamstring damage he suffered final Thursday in follow. The damage is anticipated to sideline him on a week-to-week basis, league sources instructed ESPN’s Adam Schefter over the weekend.

Adams mentioned Tuesday that he is “making an attempt to get wholesome and doing the whole lot that I can to remain on prime of that as a result of the worst factor you are able to do particularly with a state of affairs like a hammy is making an attempt to power it, get on the market and do long-term injury since you’re making an attempt to be grasping and never perceive the method. Not enjoyable in any respect not being on the market however I believe my teammates will admire it extra for the long term.”

The Raiders’ victory over the Browns got here every week after Pierce instructed reporters after an embarrassing house loss to the Carolina Panthers that he thought “there have been positively some people that made enterprise selections, and we’ll make enterprise selections going ahead as nicely.” Pierce apologized for those comments Sunday.

Nonetheless, his authentic feedback led to hypothesis the Raiders would take into account buying and selling Adams, however that isn’t presently an possibility — nor was it final summer time.

The Raiders rejected a number of groups that approached them over the summer time, inquiring whether or not Adams could be obtainable in a commerce, league sources instructed Schefter over the weekend. The Raiders thought-about an Adams commerce a nonstarter and turned away no less than two groups earlier than a proposal may even be made, the sources instructed Schefter.

There was constant hypothesis that the New York Jets could be focused on buying and selling for Adams to reunite him with Aaron Rodgers, his longtime quarterback with the Green Bay Packers. There additionally has been hypothesis that the Kansas City Chiefs would possibly goal Adams after Rashee Rice suffered a knee damage final Sunday.

Adams mentioned Tuesday the fixed commerce rumors are “annoying.”

“It will get annoying for certain however I am a type of gamers that individuals like to speak about, come what may. Thank God that he blessed me with the flexibility to only focus in on what I must focus in on and never get sidetracked by any of the surface noise,” he mentioned.

He added, “You realize, it is simply type of the weekly, what’s up with Tae factor. There’s all the time some kind of drama. On the finish of the day, 17 would not create any of it, so individuals can say what they need however I am simply chilling making an attempt to be the mannequin for not stirring the pot and simply locking in and doing what I received to do.”