{"id":114608,"date":"2024-10-16T01:22:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T18:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=114608"},"modified":"2024-10-16T01:22:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T18:22:48","slug":"jets-trade-for-davante-adams-reuniting-star-wr-with-aaron-rodgers-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=114608","title":{"rendered":"Jets trade for Davante Adams, reuniting star WR with Aaron Rodgers: Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>By Dianna Russini, Zack Rosenblatt, Tashan Reed, Vic Tafur and Jake Ciely<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just one week after the <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"52\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/team\/jets\/\">New York Jets<\/a> made a change at head coach, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5828326\/2024\/10\/08\/robert-saleh-fired-jets-coach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">firing Robert Saleh five games into his fourth season<\/a>, the team made a second significant move, acquiring wide receiver <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"FBJF4NEJQGDVUpnC\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/player\/davante-adams-FBJF4NEJQGDVUpnC\/\">Davante Adams<\/a> from the <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"53\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/team\/raiders\/\">Las Vegas Raiders<\/a> on Tuesday, per league sources.<\/p>\n<p>The Raiders will receive a conditional third-round pick that can become a second-round pick based on Adams\u2019 performance, per those sources. Specifically, the conditional third-rounder becomes a second-rounder if Adams makes first-team or second-team All-Pro, or if Adams is on the active roster for the AFC Championship Game or the Super Bowl, a league source said.<\/p>\n<p>The Raiders are not paying down Adams\u2019 base salary, according to a team source. His remaining base salary is about $11.59 million, per Over the Cap.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the trade was agreed to before the Jets\u2019 game against the <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"34\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/team\/bills\/\">Buffalo Bills<\/a> on Monday, and Adams flew to New Jersey that night, league sources said.<\/p>\n<p>The move reunites Adams with quarterback <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"jcxErAcw3SOmBLdo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/player\/aaron-rodgers-jcxErAcw3SOmBLdo\/\">Aaron Rodgers<\/a>. The two formed one of the most prolific quarterback-wide receiver duos of the last decade while playing for the <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"42\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/team\/packers\/\">Green Bay Packers<\/a>. In 2014 as a rookie, Adams caught Rodgers\u2019 200th touchdown pass. In 2020, he caught Rodgers\u2019 400th touchdown pass too. Together over eight years with the Packers, they connected on 67 other touchdowns \u2014 and a total of 622 completions for 7,590 yards in 108 games.<\/p>\n<p>It is a move that feels like it\u2019s been in the works since the Jets acquired Rodgers from Green Bay in April 2023. When the quarterback arrived, he listed Adams as one of the players he\u2019d like the Jets to add, along with some other former Packers (like <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"eGiVBnU1v4yPJ8oV\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/player\/allen-lazard-eGiVBnU1v4yPJ8oV\/\">Allen Lazard<\/a> and <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"93XEArlBCVws1Kec\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/player\/randall-cobb-93XEArlBCVws1Kec\/\">Randall Cobb<\/a>, who they did sign) and <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"ZUbXCQOLetVIPfzO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/player\/odell-beckham-jr-ZUbXCQOLetVIPfzO\/\">Odell Beckham Jr.<\/a> It didn\u2019t come to fruition then, but as Adams\u2019 happiness in Las Vegas disintegrated and he requested a trade in recent weeks, the Jets jumped to the forefront.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m better because of him,\u201d Rodgers told ESPN in 2020. \u201cAs a person and as a quarterback.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5828326\/2024\/10\/08\/robert-saleh-fired-jets-coach\/\" class=\"go-deeper\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"go-deeper\">\n<div class=\"go-deeper-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/10\/08101806\/GettyImages-2173171091-1024x683.jpg?width=128&amp;height=128&amp;fit=cover&amp;auto=webp\" class=\"go-deeper\" alt=\"go-deeper\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"go-deeper-label\">GO DEEPER<\/p>\n<p class=\"go-deeper-title\">Robert Saleh fired: Why New York Jets owner Woody Johnson made the move now<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A six-time Pro Bowler and three-time All-Pro, the 31-year-old Adams remains elite, as evidenced by his nine-catch, 110-yard outburst in the Raiders\u2019 Week 2 upset in Baltimore. But his best years came when Rodgers was throwing him the ball. Behind the scenes, Rodgers was pushing the Jets to acquire Adams, and general manager Joe Douglas called the Raiders at multiple points \u2014 trade deadline last year, this offseason \u2014 to check in but Las Vegas wasn\u2019t interested in moving him.<\/p>\n<p>After the deal, Jets owner Woody Johnson referenced Adams\u2019 experience with Rodgers as a motivation to complete the deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know that they\u2019ve played together,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cI think anyone would be interested in looking at this gentleman. He has a proven skill, that\u2019s for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Johnson said Adams \u201cadds to everything\u201d in the Jets offense and the receiver\u2019s relationship with Rodgers is \u201cvery important.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The owner went on to explain his rationality for his team\u2019s massive changes in recent weeks and how he believes it will change the course of their 2024 season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThinking is overrated,\u201d Johnson said when asked how quickly he thinks the Jets can turn around their season. \u201cYou have to look forward. You have to look forward to the games we\u2019re going to play each and every week and try to win all of them. That\u2019s basic stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Johnson went on to quote a line from the movie \u201cTalladega Nights\u201d spoken to Will Ferrell\u2019s character Ricky Bobby.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRemember that one scene when he said \u2018You\u2019re not a thinker, you\u2019re a driver.\u2019 Right? And a lot of times it is, you just have to go with your instincts and what\u2019s the best thing to build a winning team but most importantly build a culture of winning. I think based on what I saw yesterday, we\u2019re starting in a new and exciting direction.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Adams was frustrated at the Raiders\u2019 quarterback play last season \u2014 from slamming his helmet to the turf in a Monday night game and saying that <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"SxxkE6sJpi9AfCka\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/player\/jimmy-garoppolo-SxxkE6sJpi9AfCka\/\">Jimmy Garoppolo<\/a> was going to get him killed on the Netflix documentary \u201cReceiver.\u201d Sources say he was upset when the coaching staff went with Gardner Minshew over <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"ImPYeV9gHSVc4sRf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/player\/aidan-oconnell-ImPYeV9gHSVc4sRf\/\">Aidan O\u2019Connell<\/a> as the starter to open this season; Adams felt O\u2019Connell, who supplanted Minshew atop the depth chart in Week 6, was the better passer.<\/p>\n<p>In July, Adams <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5656704\/2024\/07\/25\/davante-adams-raiders-receiver\/?source=emp_shared_article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said there was a \u201cfresh slate,\u201d<\/a> but was there? He left the Raiders during training camp for the birth of his first son, and while the team thought it would be just for a couple of days, Adams was gone for 10. When he came back, he said he didn\u2019t want to play in the second preseason game. Pierce said everyone healthy would play, but Adams didn\u2019t suit up due to soreness.<\/p>\n<p>Pierce, it turns out, was surprised when Adams called a meeting with the coach on Sept. 30, according to league sources. Adams told Pierce he wanted to be traded to a better team. The Raiders told Adams they would grant his wish, as they don\u2019t want players who don\u2019t want to be there.<\/p>\n<p>Pierce was asked last week where things with Adams went sideways.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d Pierce said. \u201cI think you\u2019ve got to ask Davante that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When Las Vegas sent first- and second-round picks to the Packers in 2022, it was coming off a playoff berth and thought Adams gave the team a shot at a Super Bowl. The Raiders are 16-24 since then, and last October they fired the general manager (Dave Ziegler) and head coach (Josh McDaniels) who were in place when Adams arrived. A big reason Adams wanted to play with the Raiders in the first place was to reunite with <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"linudLDO0YoIWthi\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/player\/derek-carr-linudLDO0YoIWthi\/\">Derek Carr<\/a>, his quarterback at Fresno State. The two played 15 games together in 2022, and Adams saw a career-high 180 targets, leading the league in receiving touchdowns (15) and finishing with the second-most receiving yards of his career (1,516). But the Raiders released Carr, choosing to go with Garoppolo to start 2023. Garoppolo, McDaniels\u2019 quarterback of choice, was benched last season and released in March.<\/p>\n<p>Adams has missed the last three games with a hamstring injury \u2014 his last snap with the franchise came in a loss to the <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"35\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/team\/panthers\/\">Carolina Panthers<\/a> in Week 3. The Raiders\u2019 top three receivers moving forward will be <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"WnLx6ILnpqUFSWlV\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/player\/jakobi-meyers-WnLx6ILnpqUFSWlV\/\">Jakobi Meyers<\/a>, <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"y32xr6v1BI861lEO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/player\/tre-tucker-y32xr6v1BI861lEO\/\">Tre Tucker<\/a> and <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"KsfQ6vIqiDalWsH8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/player\/dj-turner-KsfQ6vIqiDalWsH8\/\">DJ Turner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Appearing alongside Rodgers for a portion of the quarterback\u2019s weekly \u201cThe Pat McAfee Show\u201d appearance on Tuesday, Adams suggested he\u2019s healthy and ready to contribute immediately: <span>\u201cI\u2019m feeling great, I was working with the staff in Vegas the whole time and they got me right, so I\u2019ll be ready to roll\u2026 we should be able to pick up where we left off.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The holdup to any Adams trade was the Raiders\u2019 insistence on getting back a second-round pick (which they compromised on) plus the acquiring team paying the entirety of Adams\u2019 remaining 2024 salary (which they did not). The <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"50\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/team\/saints\/\">New Orleans Saints<\/a> and <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"55\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/team\/steelers\/\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> also inquired about acquiring the star receiver, while the Bills were monitoring the situation.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>When Adams became officially available, the Jets almost instantly expressed interest, though there was some reticence due to the financial aspect of a trade.<\/p>\n<p>On the field, Adams\u2019 fit is obvious and sensical, but it would be a stretch to say he solves all of the Jets\u2019 problems, even if he\u2019ll pair with <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"MVKA2Tjc5jrKX2Eo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/player\/garrett-wilson-MVKA2Tjc5jrKX2Eo\/\">Garrett Wilson<\/a> to form one of the <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/\">NFL<\/a>\u2019s most talented wide receiver duos.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020 \u2014 the first of Rodgers\u2019 back-to-back MVP seasons \u2014 Adams told ESPN that Rodgers \u201cis the best quarterback in the NFL, and I\u2019m the best wide receiver in the NFL. And the way that we jell, I don\u2019t think that anybody else is doing it quite like us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Rodgers is no longer the best quarterback in the NFL. In Week 5 in London he had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5823049\/2024\/10\/06\/jets-loss-vikings-london-aaron-rodgers-interceptions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his worst game as a Jet<\/a>, and one of the worst of his career, the first time he\u2019s ever thrown two interceptions in the first quarter and only the sixth time in 235 games he\u2019s thrown three interceptions in a game. He\u2019s still shown flashes of his signature arm talent and ability to make plays on the move, but he\u2019s banged up \u2014 he suffered a low ankle sprain in the Week 5 loss to the <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"48\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/team\/vikings\/\">Vikings<\/a> \u2014 and sometimes plays like his age.<\/p>\n<p>The Jets are breaking in a first-time (interim) head coach in Jeff Ulbrich. They have a tough stretch of the schedule coming up; after Monday\u2019s home loss to the Bills, they travel to Pittsburgh in Week 7 and, after a trip to Foxboro, host a Thursday night home game against the <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"43\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/team\/texans\/\">Houston Texans<\/a> on a short week.<\/p>\n<p>Adams, Rodgers and offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett had great success together in Green Bay in 2019-21, but that calculus also involved Packers coach Matt LaFleur calling plays, not Hackett \u2014 and Hackett, while still on the staff, is no longer calling plays with the Jets. Ulbrich stripped Hackett of his play-calling duties and replaced him with passing game coordinator Todd Downing, who was the <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"61\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/team\/titans\/\">Tennessee Titans\u2019<\/a> offensive coordinator in 2021-22. Downing\u2019s first game as offensive coordinator was Monday night against the Bills, and the offense looked better, but far from elite.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also the matter of Wilson. The Jets\u2019 young star got off to a slow start this season and had looked visibly frustrated as his chemistry with Rodgers failed to ignite over the first four games. How will the young receiver, not one to hide his emotions or frustration, feel about Rodgers\u2019 best friend joining the team and becoming his favorite target?<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Adams joining the fray should make life easier on Wilson, especially since defenses will no longer be able to divert all their coverage attention to one receiver. Wilson struggled to win matchups against opponents\u2019 No. 1 corners through four games. Teams can\u2019t double Wilson anymore if Adams is on the other side, and Rodgers always says he\u2019ll throw it to whomever is open. But Wilson will not be the Jets\u2019 No. 1 receiver as long as Adams is around and Rodgers is the quarterback \u2014 and Wilson is eligible for a contract extension for the first time this upcoming offseason. It\u2019s a situation, and a relationship, worth watching.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the day, Adams makes the Jets offense better. Wilson, Adams, Lazard and <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"ML1CWh5B5qxLiF5o\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/player\/mike-williams-ML1CWh5B5qxLiF5o\/\">Mike Williams<\/a> form a wide receiver quartet with significant potential. With a quality running back pairing in <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"0wRtgeNKRm1GJAfJ\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/player\/breece-hall-0wRtgeNKRm1GJAfJ\/\">Breece Hall<\/a> and rookie <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"uyLPLO7MYvR3e4nn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/player\/braelon-allen-uyLPLO7MYvR3e4nn\/\">Braelon Allen<\/a>, and solid play from tight end <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"E2dPsJLEyzintCnN\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/player\/tyler-conklin-E2dPsJLEyzintCnN\/\">Tyler Conklin<\/a>, the Jets have the pieces for a high-powered offense.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, Rodgers is 16 touchdowns short of 500 for his career. Now Adams can catch that one too.<\/p>\n<h2>Fantasy impact<\/h2>\n<p>The Adams trade is good news for Rodgers but bad news for Wilson. In Week 5, Wilson\u2019s outrageous 22 targets turned into the second-lowest yardage total (101) for any receiver with 20-plus targets in a game (since 2000). Wilson saw 10 more targets in Week 6, and now Adams will come in as Rodgers\u2019 top option.<\/p>\n<p>Lazard and his rapport with Rodgers \u2014 particularly in the red zone \u2014 won\u2019t go away either. That means Adams is the new No. 1 with Wilson and Lazard fighting for the No. 2 spot \u2014 similar to the battle in Seattle between <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"cyz1H5LUMz1j8Nz5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/player\/tyler-lockett-cyz1H5LUMz1j8Nz5\/\">Tyler Lockett<\/a> and <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"3OE47nAD6vTZqZCs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/player\/jaxon-smith-njigba-3OE47nAD6vTZqZCs\/\">Jaxon Smith-Njigba<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson and Lazard are WR3s with Adams\u2019 arrival, and Lazard now has the higher ceiling with the touchdown upside. Adams is a mid-high WR2 with the potential for WR1 numbers. \u2014 <em>Jake Ciely, fantasy senior writer<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>(Top photo: Ethan Miller \/ Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5825297\/2024\/10\/15\/davante-adams-jets-raiders-trade-aaron-rodgers\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Dianna Russini, Zack Rosenblatt, Tashan Reed, Vic Tafur and Jake Ciely Just one week after the New York Jets made a change at head coach, firing Robert Saleh five &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=114608\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=114608"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114608\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=114608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=114608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=114608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}