Davante Adams (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Getty Images)
Davante Adams got his wish earlier this week when the Las Vegas Raiders sent him to the New York Jets, reuniting the All-Pro wide receiver with quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
It was reported earlier this month that Davante Adams requested a trade from the Raiders, with the Jets and New Orleans Saints on his wish list. The defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs were also linked to Adams, and it made sense on paper given the injuries to Rashee Rice and Marquise ‘Hollywood’ Brown.
But during an appearance on Kay Adams’ “Up & Adams” program on FanDuel TV, the 31-year-old gave a short and sweet explanation as to why Patrick Mahomes Chiefs didn’t win the sweepstakes. It’s simply because Adams didn’t want to go there.
“Negative,” Adams said when asked if Kansas City was on his wish list. “That was talked about, I don’t want to say anything crazy, but the Chiefs weren’t on the list.”
What were the other teams Davante Adams was interested in going to??? 👀@heykayadams @tae15adams pic.twitter.com/UoDqtfpK1Z
— Up & Adams (@UpAndAdamsShow) October 17, 2024
It’s also safe to assume that the Raiders had no interest in dealing Davante Adams to a heated rival like Kansas City. At any rate, the Jets got him for the surprisingly low price of a 2026 conditional third-round pick that could become a second.
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Adams missed the Raiders’ last three games to injury but is set to debut for the Jets against Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night. In his final three games with the Raiders, Adams caught 18 passes for 209 yards and one touchdown.
Davante Adams Makes Jets Contenders
The Jets’ playoff hopes took a giant blow when they fell to the Buffalo Bills on Monday night, but their season is far from over thanks to the arrival of Adams. New York may be 2-4 heading into Sunday night, but an offense with Rodgers, Adams, Garrett Wilson, Allen Lazard and Breece Hall makes the Jets a bonafide contender now.
It will likely only require 10 wins to reach the postseason, so the Jets can probably afford three more losses. If Adams comes as advertised, they may even make a run at the AFC East division crown.
AFC Team Sh0cks The NFL By Acquiring Carolina Panthers QB Bryce Young In Blockbuster Trade Proposal That Could Save The Franchise
Bryce Young (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Carolina Panthers quarterback and 2023 first-overall pick Bryce Young is one of the top names to follow on the trade market leading up to the Nov. 5 deadline.
After losing his first two starts in 2024, Bryce Young was benched in favor of veteran Andy Dalton by first-year head coach Dave Canales. The Panthers (1-4) will likely finish with a top-five draft pick, which would put them in a position to take an elite QB prospect in the 2025 NFL Draft like Texas’ Quinn Ewers, Georgia’s Carson Beck, Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders or Miami’s Cam Ward.
The 23-year-old Young has lost 16 of his 18 NFL starts, completing only 59.3 percent of pass attempts for 3,180 yards, 11 touchdowns and 13 interceptions for a quarterback rating of 71.0.
Carolina’s best bet is to ride out the final 12 games of 2024 with Dalton and give Bryce Young a fresh start. There are several QB-needy teams who should have interest in the Alabama product, but the Las Vegas Raiders especially make sense as a landing spot.
The Raiders announced this week that they were benching veteran Gardner Minshew II in favor of sophomore Aidan O’Connell. The Raiders are a true franchise QB away from being a legitimate playoff contender in a crowded AFC, so why not take a flier on Bryce Young?
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This isn’t to say that Young would definitely emerge as a superstar in Sin City. But he’d play behind one of football’s best offensive lines, with an ultimate players coach like Antonio Pierce and a nice set of weapons led by Jakobi Meyers and Brock Bowers.
What Raiders Should Offer Panthers For Bryce Young
The Raiders should offer the Panthers 2025 fourth and 2026 fifth-round picks for Bryce Young. That price may seem low for a recent first-overall pick, but Young’s play up to this point means Carolina can’t realistically expect a whole lot in return.
For the Panthers, this is about tanking and putting themselves in a position to draft an elite QB prospect next year. For the Raiders, it’d be a low-risk move with the mindset that Young will finally hit his ceiling with a simple change of scenery.
