Rumors are spreading quickly that Davante Adams is heading to the Jets.
ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky said on “Get Up” Tuesday morning that Adams’ move to the Jets is a “definite” one and that the star receiver will be reunited with Aaron Rodgers this season.
The allegations come after Adams said in the Netflix documentary series “Receivers” that he “approved” the Raiders to bench Jimmy Garoppolo when the team was struggling last season, saying, “Honestly, something had to happen for me to stay with the Raiders.”
“I think Davante Adams will play for the Jets this season,” Orlovsky said. said on Tuesday“The reason I say that is, if you’ve seen the show ‘Receivers’ on Netflix, if you’ve seen the frustration of Davante Adams, things aren’t much better (right now). The only reason that won’t happen is because he’s regretting leaving for new head coach Antonio Pierce.”
The Raiders will enter training camp with 2023 fourth-round draft pick Aidan O’Connell and veteran Gardner Minshew as their starting quarterbacks.
O’Connell had 2,218 passing yards, 12 touchdowns and seven interceptions in 11 games (10 starts) last season, while Minshew had 3,305 passing yards, 15 touchdowns and nine interceptions in 17 games (13 starts) for the Colts last season.
Adams, 31, is still very much in Las Vegas despite not having a quarterback like Rodgers, with whom he played eight years in Green Bay.
“I can’t wait to play him again,” Rogers said at the American Century Championship golf tournament in Lake Tahoe over the weekend, fueling rumors of a reunion.
What Orlovsky didn’t say was what an Adams trade between the Raiders and Jets would look like.
The Jets signed free agent Mike Williams to a one-year contract worth up to $15 million as the team’s No. 2 wide receiver behind Garrett Wilson and have $6.25 million in cap space. According to Over the Cap.
Any team that acquires Adams would have to pay him $17.5 million this season, the third year of his five-year, $140 million contract.
And the Raiders would undoubtedly want a big trade package in return.
“We’ve already put everything we’ve got into it, we’ve got to make this a success,” Orlovsky said. “If we don’t win the Super Bowl, this will be one of the most disappointing acquisitions and losses and wastes of a talented team that the NFL has seen in years.”
“I think it’s already been decided: Davante Adams will play for the Jets at some point this season.”
Orlovsky’s take didn’t sit well with WFAN’s Greg Giannotti, who told co-host Boomer Esiason on Monday that he thought Orlovsky had been “fooled” after the NBA said he was “hearing” a trade for Adams could happen in late August or early September.
