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Davante Adams traded to Jets in blockbuster reunion with Aaron Rodgers
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Davante Adams traded to Jets in blockbuster reunion with Aaron Rodgers

Finally, Davante Adams becomes a Jet.

The Raiders and Jets are finalizing a trade for the star wide receiver pending a physical exam, a source confirmed. The deal is for a conditional third-round pick, who could become a second-round pick based on performance.

This trade reunites Adams with quarterback Aaron Rodgers after months of speculation. The Jets tried to trade for Adams last offseason, but the Raiders weren’t interested in moving him. Things between Adams and the Raiders have deteriorated and he requested a trade two weeks ago.

The Jets are 2-4 and have struggled offensively. Adams gives Rodgers a weapon he’s familiar with as the team tries to turn things around.

The Raiders trade Davante Adams to the Jets. Getty Images

The 31-year-old six-time Pro Bowler had 18 catches for 209 yards and a touchdown in three games with the Raiders, missing the last three games with a hamstring injury.

According to ESPN, the Jets will take over the remainder of Adam’s contract.

Adams has $35.6 million in base salary remaining over the next two years, but none of that money is guaranteed, leaving him vulnerable as a cap casualty.

It could be argued that for Adams, trading was more of a luxury than a necessity.

Garrett Wilson is already a certified No. 1 receiver delivering back-to-back 100-yard games, and both Allen Lazard (four years, $44 million) and Mike Williams (one year, $10 million) are paid handsomely to be complementary are .

Aaron Rodgers leaves the field after the Jets’ loss to the Bills on October 14, 2024. Bill Kostroun for the NY Post

The main offensive problem appears to be Rodgers’ protection.

And pass rusher Haason Reddick is still locked into a contract dating from his March acquisition, though he has reportedly been cleared to seek a trade.

But it wasn’t possible to keep Rodgers and Adams apart, both of whom initially seemed to regret their separation. The connection resulted in 622 receptions for 7,590 yards and 69 touchdowns when they were Packers teammates from 2014-21.

Adams was traded to the Raiders – where he reunited with college quarterback Derek Carr – a season before Rodgers was traded to the Jets.

Davante Adams reunites with Aaron Rodgers. Getty Images

But the Raiders cut Carr after one season with Adams, and it seems Adams has flirted with asking to move out of town ever since. Carr’s Saints were reportedly the other at the top of Adams’ wish list.

Adams also made sense for the receiver-needy Bills, Chiefs, Cowboys, Commanders and Steelers.

The trade keeps Adams away from the AFC East rival Bills and doesn’t make a potential path through the AFC playoffs even more difficult if he joins the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs.

While the chemistry between Rodgers and Wilson appears to be improving, Adams, like Lazard, has had years of practice seeing the same things Rodgers sees.

Lazard and demoted offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett are with the Jets primarily because of their ties to Rodgers. He also led the team to add offensive tackles Billy Taylor and receiver Randall Cobb last season, when the entire Packers East experiment blew up because Rodgers tore his Achilles tendon in the season opener.

Wilson, Lazard, Rodgers and cornerback DJ Reed have skirted the NFL’s tampering rules while offering support for welcoming Adams specifically or for the kind of all-in trade this move represents for the Jets.

The Jets enter the season with Super Bowl expectations and after firing head coach Robert Saleh after five games, the Jets are off to a 2-4 start following Monday’s loss to the Bills in Jeff Ulbrich’s interim debut -coach.

Adams could make his debut on Sunday against the Steelers.