The New York Jets’ seek for solutions on offense will prolong into the offseason, once they doubtless will revisit the chance to amass a participant they’ve had their eyes on since final summer time.
The Jets inquired about reuniting Las Vegas Raiders Professional Bowl vast receiver Davante Adams with Aaron Rodgers earlier than final month’s commerce deadline, solely to be shortly rebuffed.
However the Jets won’t be keen to take no for a solution, as sources across the NFL count on that New York will pursue Adams once more this offseason.
“That can occur,” one supply advised ESPN. “I believe so.”
Sources mentioned they consider that whether or not the Raiders think about buying and selling Adams may depend upon how their season finishes. Since naming Antonio Pierce as interim head coach, the Raiders (5-5) have gained each of their video games and garnered recognition and respect from across the league, whereas Adams has regarded and sounded extraordinarily comfortable.
If the Raiders, who go to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, can proceed to show they’re headed in the fitting course, Adams would possibly need to keep in Las Vegas, the place he has loved dwelling.
But when the Raiders wrestle down the stretch and Adams thinks a Rodgers reunion in New York enhances his possibilities of successful, he in the end may wind up requesting a commerce.
Adams and Rodgers have nice admiration and respect for one another, and the previous Inexperienced Bay Packers teammates spent final weekend connecting in Las Vegas, with Adams posting a photograph to social media of the time the 2 spent collectively.
The Jets have been watching and monitoring Adams since they landed Rodgers this yr. New York’s most up-to-date effort to amass Adams got here final month, because the Jets had been ready for the fitting second to achieve out to the Raiders concerning the three-time All-Professional vast receiver.
However the Raiders, lower than a day faraway from a loss to the Detroit Lions on “Monday Evening Soccer” and simply hours earlier than firing coach Josh McDaniels and common supervisor Dave Ziegler, advised the Jets earlier than the Oct. 31 deadline that they weren’t fascinated with buying and selling Adams. One other supply advised ESPN earlier than the deadline that there “was no likelihood in hell” that Las Vegas would commerce the six-time Professional 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 street sport towards the AFC East rival Payments ranked twenty ninth in complete offensive yards per sport and have averaged simply 16 factors per sport, the third lowest within the NFL. The Jets’ offense has not scored a landing since a 13-10 victory over the New York Giants on Oct. 29.
