Trade talks involving Davante Adams are expected to intensify next week as the Las Vegas Raiders star’s hamstring heals and more teams consider what to offer the Pro Bowl wide receiver, league sources say. told ESPN.
Negotiations do not appear to be as advanced as some have hinted, according to sources, but the league said the health of Adams, who continues to recover from a hamstring injury, is also a factor, and the team will not be able to move forward in the sixth season. He is likely to be absent until next week. sauce.
Potential teams are also hesitant to make firm offers, knowing the Raiders could use those offers to establish Adams’ market. So with the NFL’s Nov. 5 trade deadline looming, the market isn’t going to be all that exciting going forward.
According to the league, the Raiders are interested in team owner Mark Davis not accepting anything more than a second-round draft pick in exchange for Adams and receiving additional compensation in the form of draft picks or players. He announced that he had informed the team. sauce.
The New York Jets and New Orleans Saints are considered the frontrunners to acquire Adams, but they aren’t the only teams interested in the three-time All-Pro. The Pittsburgh Steelers, Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravensall are also monitoring Adams’ situation and could potentially join them, according to sources.
Adams posted a photo of poet Edgar Allen Poe on social media on Friday, sparking speculation that things might be accelerating with the Ravens. However, officials said the Raiders and Ravens have not had any contact since early last week.
For now, Adams seems most interested in the Jets and Saints.
Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers has invited Adams to come to New York, and the wide receiver has expressed interest in reuniting with his former Green Bay Packers teammate.
While the Raiders are adamant about acquiring a second-round pick for Adams, the Jets will receive two third-round picks and two sixth-round picks in 2025. The Jets also have wide receiver Mike Williams, who was drafted in 2017. Raiders general manager Tom Telesco received a contract extension while Telesco was the GM of the Los Angeles Chargers and they ultimately spent time together in Los Angeles.
The Jets have more than $17.1 million in salary cap space, but also have an unresolved issue in holdout pass rusher Haason Reddick.
Adams is also interested in reteaming with Saints quarterback Derek Carr, with whom he played at Las Vegas and Fresno State. Carr was candid this week about how much he, or any other quarterback, wants to play with Adams.
The Saints are masters at manipulating the salary cap and are about $4.6 million under the cap, so more magic will be needed. A potential trade with the Saints could result in the Raiders paying a portion of Adams’ salary this season, but Las Vegas has also told the team it does not want to do so, according to sources. That’s what it means.
Adams will make $17.5 million this season, with $13.5 million still owed until the end of the season. And while he is under contract for 2025 and 2026, his annual salary will jump to $36.25 million each season.
With such a high price tag, trading partners will likely have to get Adams to agree to a restructured deal.
Adams was acquired by the Raiders in March 2022 in a blockbuster trade with the Packers for a first-round pick and a second-round pick. Adams agreed to a trade with the Raiders in part to reunite with Carr, but they ended up playing together for only one year in Las Vegas. Carr was released by the Raiders after the 2022 season.
Adams played the first eight seasons of his NFL career with Rodgers in Green Bay, during which the wideout was selected to the Pro Bowl five times and was named first-team All-Pro twice. Adams was also selected to the Pro Bowl and was named first-team All-Pro in his only season with Kerr in Las Vegas.
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