Jets expected to pursue Davante Adams offseason trade, sources say،
The New York Jets’ search for offensive answers will continue into the offseason, when they will likely revisit a target they have had their eye on since last summer.
The Jets requested to reunite Las Vegas Raiders Pro Bowl wide receiver Davante Adams with Aaron Rodgers before last month’s trade deadline, only to be quickly rebuffed.
But the Jets might not be willing to take no for an answer, as sources around the NFL expect New York to pursue Adams again this offseason, trying once and for all to pair him with Rodgers.
“It’s going to happen,” a source predicted to ESPN. “I think so.”
Sources believe whether the Raiders consider trading Adams could depend on how their season ends. Since naming Antonio Pierce as interim head coach, the Raiders (5-5) have won two straight games and earned league-wide recognition and respect, while Adams looked extremely happy .
If the Raiders, who visit the Dolphins on Sunday, can continue their winning streak and prove they are heading in the right direction, Adams may want to stay with the organization and remain in Las Vegas, where he has enjoyed live.
But if the Raiders struggle and Adams thinks a Rodgers reunion in New York increases his chances of winning, he could ultimately request a trade.
Adams and Rodgers have great admiration and respect for each other, and the former Packers teammates spent last weekend connecting in Las Vegas, with Adams posting a photo on social media from their days as ‘they spent together.
The Jets have been monitoring and tracking Adams since they landed Rodgers earlier this year. New York’s most recent effort to acquire Adams came last month, as the Jets waited for the right time to contact the Raiders about the three-time All-Pro receiver.
But the Raiders, less than a day removed from a loss to the Lions on Monday Night Football and just hours before firing coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler, told the Jets before the deadline October 31 that they were not interested in trading Adams. . Another source told ESPN before the deadline that there “wasn’t a chance” Las Vegas would trade the six-time Pro Bowler.
Adams, 30, has 57 catches for 659 yards and three touchdowns this season, his second with the Raiders.
The Jets (4-5) enter Sunday’s road game against the AFC East rival Bills with the league’s 29th-ranked total offense and have averaged just 16 points per game, third most bottom of the NFL. The Jets offense hasn’t scored a touchdown since their 13-10 win over the Giants on Oct. 29.
