Only 140 days after Davante Adams showed up with Aaron Rodgers on the Pat McAfee show, and Jets fans started talking about saving their season and a playoff run, Adams has been released by the Jets.
After unsuccessfully trying to trade Adams over the past few weeks, the Jets decided to just cut the wide receiver. The move is just another in a long line of decisions to get completely away from the Rodgers led team that brought on many of his friends and resulted in nothing but failure.
The now 32-year-old Adams was set to have a $38.2 million salary cap number in 2025 with no guaranteed money left on his deal.
The Jets traded a conditional third-round pick to the Las Vegas Raiders for Adams last October after a 2-4 start. Adams played well, but nothing was saving this Jets team. Still widely regarded as one of the best receivers in the game he went on to catch 67 passes for 854 yards and seven touchdowns in his 11 games in New York.
Adams can now sign with a new team ahead of the start of the new league year on March 12. The early rumors, of course, have him following Rodgers wherever he winds up, but there are also rumors running around that he might re-join the Green Bay Packers.
The three-time All-Pro and six-time Pro Bowler will certainly land somewhere and likely be the #1 receiver on that team. Adams has 957 receptions for 11,844 yards and 103 TDs in 164 games over his 12-year career with the Packers, Raiders and Jets.