The Las Vegas Raiders are trading All-Pro wide receiver Davante Adams to the New York Jets, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The Jets are reportedly returning a conditional third-round pick who could become a second-round pick based on performance.

This trade comes less than 12 hours after the Jets suffered an ugly 23-20 loss to the Buffalo Bills on “Monday Night Football.” It was the team’s first game since the firing of head coach Robert Saleh, and the presence of newly appointed interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich, as well as new offensive signal caller Todd Downing, was not enough to keep the Jets from making costly mistakes .

Adams will have a very familiar face waiting for him when he arrives in New Jersey: Aaron Rodgers, who was Adams’ teammate for many years with the Green Bay Packers. With the Jets’ offense struggling, the hope is that reuniting Rodgers with one of his most successful partners on the field will help unlock a new level for the Jets — one where they can score more points more consistently.

The trade ends a tenure of more than two seasons for Adams in Las Vegas.

The Raiders traded for Adams from the Green Bay Packers during the 2022 offseason and then signed him to a five-year, $140 million contract with $65.7 million in guaranteed money. Las Vegas parted ways with a first- and second-round pick to acquire Adams, who had emerged as one of the NFL’s top receivers in eight seasons catching passes from Aaron Rodgers.

The deal reunited Adams with his college quarterback from Fresno State, Derek Carr. Adams was named first-team All-Pro for the third consecutive season in his first season with the Raiders. He tallied 100 catches for 1,516 yards and 14 touchdown receptions in the league. Carr made his first Pro Bowl since 2017 upon Adams’ arrival, but the Raiders finished 6-11. They benched Carr for the final two games of the season, avoiding an injury guarantee on his contract.

Since then, things have changed significantly in Las Vegas. The Raiders released Carr the following offseason and he signed with the New Orleans Saints. After a 3-5 start to the 2023 season, the Raiders fired head coach Josh McDaniels and general manager David Ziegler, who oversaw the deal to acquire Adams.

Antonio Pierce took over as interim coach and was hired full-time after leading the Raiders to a 5-4 finish. But the 2024 season is off to a tumultuous start, including a blowout loss at home to a Carolina Panthers team that just benched starting quarterback Bryce Young.

With journeyman Gardner Minshew at quarterback and Las Vegas in the bottom half of the league on both offense and defense, the Raiders don’t seem close to contention. Ultimately, they decided there was no point in selecting a 31-year-old, six-time Pro Bowl receiver better suited to help a team that is now primed to win.

The deal ends months of speculation that Adams was on the trade block. General manager Tom Telesco denied rumors in February that the Raiders were looking to trade Adams. But the tone in Las Vegas changed when the Raiders got off to a bad start.

Pierce liked a Sports Illustrated report on social media in September that the Raiders were actively shopping Adams on the trade market. A day later, Adams said he had not heard from Pierce or anyone from the Raiders regarding trade rumors or Pierce’s social media activity.

It turns out the Raiders were indeed willing to make a deal.