Sources: Jets, Saints excessive on Adams' want checklist

Two NFL groups excessive on Davante Adams‘ want checklist of locations to land if he is traded — if not on the very high — are the New York Jets and New Orleans Saints, league sources instructed ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday.

Adams, 31, ideally want to play with a quarterback he is aware of, sources instructed Schefter. The Jets have Aaron Rodgers, Adams’ former teammate with the Green Bay Packers. The Saints have Derek Carr, Adams’ former teammate at Fresno State and with the Las Vegas Raiders.

The Raiders have knowledgeable different groups they’d “contemplate” buying and selling Adams for a package deal that would come with a second-round draft decide and extra compensation, league sources instructed Schefter on Tuesday.

There are also different groups that stay considering buying and selling for Adams. Regardless of any hypothesis, the Kansas City Chiefs aren’t anticipated to be an choice, sources instructed Schefter on Wednesday.

Adams was acquired by the Raiders in a blockbuster commerce with the Packers for first- and second-round draft picks on March 17, 2022. Adams agreed to the Raiders commerce partly to reunite with Carr however ended up solely enjoying one 12 months with him in Las Vegas as Carr was launched by Las Vegas after the 2022 season.

Adams performed the primary eight seasons of his NFL profession with Rodgers in Inexperienced Bay, throughout which he was chosen to 5 Professional Bowls and was a two-time first workforce All-Professional. He additionally was chosen to the Professional Bowl and was a primary workforce All-Professional in his solely season with Carr in Las Vegas.

Since being traded to the Jets in 2023, Rodgers has talked glowingly of Adams. Essentially the most telling remark got here in July at a celeb golf match in Lake Tahoe, the place he instructed a reporter, “I like Davante Adams. I can not wait to play with him … once more.”

Rodgers has in contrast Garrett Wilson to Adams, however Wilson is off to a sluggish begin — 20 receptions, 191 yards and one landing. The Rodgers-Wilson chemistry is a piece in progress; they’ve had a couple of miscommunications throughout video games.

The Jets even have Allen Lazard and Mike Williams at receiver, every of whom is making $10 million this season. The Jets took a one-year flyer on Williams, 30, banking on his means to rebound from ACL surgical procedure. He has progressed every week, and he is coming off his finest sport — 4 catches for 67 yards.

The Jets have the draft property to make a commerce. They nonetheless have their 2025 second-round decide, plus two picks within the third spherical, one in every of which they obtained from the Detroit Lions in a decide swap in the course of the 2024 draft.

In addition they have disgruntled move rusher Haason Reddick, who’s holding out and has requested a commerce. The Jets have stated they will not commerce him, however they may have a change of coronary heart if offered with a chance to rid themselves of the headache.

On Tuesday, Adams appeared on the “Up & Adams Show with Kay Adams” and was requested about Raiders coach Antonio Pierce’s verified Instagram account liking a post from Sports Illustrated questioning whether or not Adams had performed his last sport with Las Vegas. The like was later eliminated.

“I have never heard from him. I have never talked to him,” Davante Adams stated when requested if he has 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 suppose he has performed his final down with the Raiders, Davante Adams stated, “All I can management is that this discuss we’re having proper right here and after we’re completed with this all I can management is the following factor that I am on to.”

Adams’ wage for this season is $17.5 million, with $13.5 million nonetheless owed by way of the tip of the season. And whereas he’s below contract for 2025 and 2026, his annual wage jumps to $36.25 million for every of these seasons.

With such a hefty price ticket, a commerce companion would possible need to get Adams to conform to a restructured contract.

The Jets at present have $15,350,706 in wage cap area whereas the Saints have $3,265,633, in keeping with NFLPA data.

Adams missed his first sport as a member of the Raiders on Sunday with a hamstring damage suffered in observe Thursday. It marked the primary regular-season sport Adams had missed since 2021, with the Packers. The damage is predicted to sideline Adams on a week-to-week foundation, league sources instructed Schefter over the weekend.

Adams has 18 catches for 209 yards and a landing by way of three video games this season. He has 890 receptions for 10,990 yards and 96 touchdowns in 11 NFL seasons.

ESPN’s Paul Gutierrez and Katherine Terrell contributed to this report.