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Henry McKenna
NFL Reporter
Davante Adams has been a Raider for far too long.
Finally, Las Vegas is looking to find him a new home, per multiple reports.
Adams signed with the Raiders in 2022 for five years and $140 million following a trade from the Green Bay Packers. There was one good year with Derek Carr. But it hasn’t been pretty since under coaches Josh McDaniels and Antonio Pierce and their rotation of struggling quarterbacks. The issues have escalated over the last year, with Adams’ frustrations appearing on Netflix’s “Receiver” docuseries. This year, he seems checked out — waiting for the inevitable trade.
Of course, his market isn’t as straightforward as it was when he joined the Raiders. He’s 31 years old. He’s set to earn $16.89 million in base salary in 2024, which is what he’d be due from whatever team might trade for him. And his mercurial behavior in Vegas has likely made him unappealing to some receiver-needy teams. Take the Buffalo Bills, for example. They might not have interest in replacing Stefon Diggs, a headache, with Adams, a potential migraine. And then a team like the New England Patriots might want Adams, but he almost definitely doesn’t want them. He can’t be interested in going from Gardner Minshew, a headache, to Jacoby Brissett, a migraine.
Then there are the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers. They might be tied as the most wide-receiver-needy contenders. But they’re in the same division as the Raiders. That makes a trade highly unlikely. There is also no word yet on Rashee Rice’s knee injury. Initially, the team feared an ACL injury, but they’ve yet to make an announcement about his status. My sense is that Chiefs general manager Brett Veach won’t panic and give up a major draft asset for Adams, likely a one-year rental.
It’s a tough market for Adams — made tougher by the history of star receivers changing teams after their 30s. Look at Julio Jones and DeAndre…
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Publish date : 2024-10-01 23:42:35
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